unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
immediately; right away; on the spot
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hook (high point of a song); chorus
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
that is to say; so that means
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to escape death; to be saved from death
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit