demesne; estate; private land; private property
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
encumbrance; burden; drag
the first and second; a few
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
close; intimate; on good terms
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
social game; social network game
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field