local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
lately; recently; nowadays
firm; strong; solid; stable
inside; interior; inner part
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
interior; inside; internal
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
this and that; one thing or another
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
touché; you've got me there
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
force (bulldoze) one's way through
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be helpful; to be useful
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)