castle (in place names); castle; fortress
official name; formal name
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
nothing but; none other than
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
town; city; municipal; urban
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
literally; to the letter; literal
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
first meeting; first interview with
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)