difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
by all means; by all costs
sea level; (surface of) sea
World War III; Third World War
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to happen to hear; to overhear
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be too numerous; to be too much
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits