a place or opportunity to make a display of
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
travel agent; travel agency
steady progress; rapid advance
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
to apply pressure to; to press
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
the good fortune to have been born male
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
vibration; vibrato; trill
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
sad news; news of a death; death notice
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
precarious situation; precarious state
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness