superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
in swarms; in great crowds
to be dispersed; to get separated
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
in terms of; from the point of view of
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
Marcia; Marsha; Macha; Masha
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
role of the villain; the bad guy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
forgetting; lapse of memory
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
vague recollection; faint memory
to look forward to something
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
biological child; one's own child
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension