class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
few decades; many decades; several decades
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
just because; even if; even though
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
on one hand; on the other hand
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
prompt; immediate; in real time
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)