dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
another's parent; another's parents
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
hokora; small wayside shrine
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
reason; cause; circumstances
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
error; mistake; slip; bug
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
discriminatory; discriminative
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
arm wrestling; to arm wrestle
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to wave a flag; to show the way
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
servant; manservant; menial
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)