great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
black lustre; black luster
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
approval; license; licence; permission
long ago; a long time ago; already
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
memory; sense; experience
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
himself; yourself; herself
lot (production); batch; lotto
to stop talking; to be silent
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to triumph; to be elated with success
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party