rest period; intermission; break time; recess
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
participation; joining; entry; adherence
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
close; intimate; on good terms
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
for example; for instance; e.g.
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
workshop; studio; atelier