partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
please; somehow or other; one way or another
confidentially; privately; off the record
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
two classes; double; two sets
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
those present; attendance
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
array; muster; line-up; full force
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
quotation; citation; reference
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
surely; certainly; without doubt
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
fake; something false; sham; deception
to laugh away; to laugh off
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around