person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
entrance; admission; entering
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
rather; sooner; preferably
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to