bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
fat; tallow; lard; grease
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
(appropriate for) one's age
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
government service; the bureaucracy
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
form; shape; figure; visage
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale