the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
king; monarch; ruler; champion
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to spend time (on doing something)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
in that way; like that; that way
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
chapter one; first chapter
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
living by oneself; living alone
to be needed; to be wanted
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law