sudden; abrupt; unexpected
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
probability; likelihood; chances
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
hidden treasure; treasured article
several years; a few years
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
a few seconds; several seconds
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
going upstream; sailing against the current
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
refining; refinement; smelting; training
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
absolute beginner; complete amateur
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair