local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to play around; to gallivant about
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
silence (not speaking); muteness
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
since one was born; (in) all one's life
immediately; right away; on the spot
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
at; in; at; when; by; with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
public execution; public embarrassment
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
thousands; several thousand
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
true character; real nature
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be softened; to calm down
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time