wonderful; splendid; magnificent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
as usual; as is one's habit
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
forcibly; against one's will
door; gate; opening; title page
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
memory; sense; experience
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
high spirits; gleeful mood
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
memory-making; making memories
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
preliminary election; primary (election)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
every person; each one; everybody
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ornamental ridge-end tile
interval; break; pause; spare moment