spirit world; underworld; the next world
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
(another person's) younger sister
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
expertise; experience; knowledge
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
great man; great god; hero; big man
trembling with excitement
promotion; raising of status
to strip; to peel; to tear off