staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to have a reason; to have an excuse
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
Luan; Rouen (France); Rouyn (Canada)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
black hair; black-haired horse
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to eat too much; to overeat
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
death rate; mortality rate
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
moving; touching; stirring
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
half-human and half-beast