to challenge (a person) to a fight
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
tension; mental strain; nervousness
account book; ledger; register
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to master something (through personal experience)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
optimization; optimisation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
divide into four pieces; one fourth
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
the way back; the way home; return trip