retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
red-horned demon; red ogre
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
port (left side of vessel)
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to gain fame; to make one's name
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to arrive home; to return
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
right angle; perpendicular
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to form a group; to form a bunch
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down