tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
hostess (in a hostess bar)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
large amount of money; great cost
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
nice; good; well-executed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
collar points; tip of a collar
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
stomach ache; abdominal pain
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
win an election due to another's death or disqualification
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
distinction; discrimination
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
close to the wall; alongside the wall