satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica); scarab beetle
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
free time; time at leisure
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to control; to command; to get the better of
club activities; extracurricular activities
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
division; section; classification; sorting; division
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
commander; general; leader
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
unfairness; injustice; partiality
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
independence from parents
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
truth is stranger than fiction
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation