overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
along the road; along the way
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
although I say; although one might say; although called
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off