fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
river surface; surface of a river
and; thereupon; because of that
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
briskly; quickly; promptly
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
as much as one can take or carry away
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
directly opposite; right in front
what do you want?; can I help you?
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
extended leave; long vacation
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
self-righteousness; self-justified
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically