stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
how many people; a number of people
though; notwithstanding; although
briskly; quickly; promptly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
immediately; right away; on the spot
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
half a point (esp. in go)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bygones; the past; past event
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
(not so) much; (not) very
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
colonization; colonisation