to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
warehouseman; storekeeper
master thief; notorious robber
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
dropout; quitter; deserter
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
life; living; I; me; student
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
world history; international history
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
how; in what way; circumstances
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through