eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
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
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
foundation stone; cornerstone
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
extermination; annihilation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
extermination; expulsion; destruction
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to make sense; to be meaningful
general idea; concept; notion