no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
wherein; therein; thereinto
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to degenerate; to lapse into
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
to get between; to be caught in
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
family; relatives; dependents; household
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
very; extremely; excessively