primary school; elementary school; grade school
together; at the same time; same; identical
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
society; the world; the times
establishment; settlement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
method of treatment; cure; remedy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
well-known; noted; celebrated
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to resign from one's post
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel