interruption; suspension; break
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
evil spirit (that can possess people)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
early (days); initial stage; initial
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
transactions; dealings; business
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
group; bunch; crowd; group
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
length (of an animal); body length
height (measured at the withers)
legendary beast; magical beast
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
irony of fate; twist of fate
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant