border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
Vietminh (Vietnamese Independence League organized to obtain freedom from French colonial rule)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
French film; French movie
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
being startled; getting a shock
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
otherwise; if not; or else
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
the same; the said; likewise
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)