expression; presentation; representation; notation
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bitter experience (ordeal)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to take a breath; to take a short rest
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
again (and again); once again; yet again
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
long; drawn-out; very long
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
unusual; serious; incomparable
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
husband and wife; married couple
strong pressure; heavy pressure
tension; mental strain; nervousness