to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to concern; to be related
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to waste time; to kill time
men and women of all ages
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
real experience; actual observations
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
mass communication; mass media
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
no sleep or rest; working day and night
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid