residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
one's first campaign; one's first battle
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
match; game; bout; contest
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
moderate; proper; just right
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
living room (Western style); sitting room
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to breathe while sleeping
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
upper half of the body; upper body
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset