Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
monaural; monophonic; mono
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
to increase in value; to gain prestige
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
paella (Spanish rice dish)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
movie director; film director
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
and; thereupon; because of that
recollection; reminiscence
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration