to arrive home; to return
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
gem; jewel; precious stone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
if you think about it; come to think of it
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
rule; reign; government; governing
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
since then; from that time; ever since
cache; place to hide something
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
beyond one's means or position
large amount of money; great cost
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
occupation; calling; livelihood
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(set of) facial features; looks
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
large build; large pattern
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for