informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
nice person; good-natured person
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to lead someone around by the nose
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
solution; solution strategy
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
suppression; repression; subjugation
global scale; worldwide scale
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
origin; fundamental element
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
radical party; extremists
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier