spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
book making (binding, publishing)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
in name only; titular; nominal
established practice; custom
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bashful; shameful; ashamed
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(arch.) to allocate; to compose (poetry, etc.)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to spend time (on doing something)
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie