to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
puppet government; puppet regime
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
anarchy; state of anarchy
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
extreme north; North Pole
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
new government; new administration
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
elder sister; effeminate man
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
for some (unspecified) reason
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
show; exhibition; spectacle
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
(criminal) investigation headquarters
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)