to relax; to make oneself comfortable
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
walking briskly; determinedly
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
how; in what way; by what means
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
superiority; predominance
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
all (there is); as long as there is
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to have a hard time of it
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
just because; even if; even though
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
one by one; one each; one at a time
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
root; joint; base; crotch
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse