hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
recommendation; endorsement
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
common use; communal use; sharing
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
around the world; throughout the world
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved