bright person; talented student; prodigy
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to wring the neck; to strangle
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
birthday party; birthday meet-up
person standing watch; guard duty
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
seventh day of the month; seven days
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
street stall; stand; booth
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to badger; to pester; to beg