tropical forest; tropical rainforest
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
discriminatory; discriminative
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
unidentified mysterious animal
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
dullard; indecisive person
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
first meeting; first interview with
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to press a question; to cross-examine
yearned for; longed for; missed
master; teacher; stable master
sensual love; love affair
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
temporary; provisional; interim
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
person concerned; interested party; related party
individual; private person; personal; private
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms