wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
British made; made in Britain
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
ability; capability; skill
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
utmost limits; extremity; limit