monetary offering; donation
vice; immorality; corruption
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
nothing but; none other than
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to intend; to be sure that
it is not (like that) either
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
university library; college library
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
impression; strong belief; conviction
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
height (of body); stature
metre; meter; meter; gauge
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
conversely; on the contrary
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
many; numerous; various; large number of
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
reason; cause; circumstances
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for