disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
limbs; arms and legs; body
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
solitary island; isolated island
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
plump; chubby; voluptuous
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to give an impression; to make an impression
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
three persons; three parties
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
speech; expression; wording; language