gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
cocktail; mixed drink; blended liquor
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
useful thing; usable article
successively; one after another
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
revisiting; visiting again
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
clanging; empty; deserted
ramification; branching off
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew