poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
fund-raising; fund collecting
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
private funds; own funds; private property
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
minimum; at the very least
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to leave something as it is
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)