declaration; proclamation; announcement
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(political) power; authority; influence
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to assemble; to gather
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
with a start; with a jump
best regards; please take care of; please do
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
bet; wager; stake; gamble
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to squash; to crush; to flatten
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to subsist; to keep on living
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly