to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
intelligence; intellect; brains
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to be conspicuous; to stand out
beginning; outset; first; onset
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
state capital; provincial capital; county town
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
corridor; hallway; passageway
looking or acting as if one owned the place
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
calm; composed; leisurely
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear