to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
reason; cause; circumstances
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
unexpected meeting; coincidence
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively