spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to brave a danger; to take a risk
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
one revolution; one rotation
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
nine times; twisting around many times
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
by sheer strength; by brute force
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
raging bull; ferocious bull
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
tradition; legend; folklore
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
major earthquake; large earthquake
concussion (of the brain)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
poisoning; kill by poison
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
business trip; official trip
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire