country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
central city; major city (in a region)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
street; quarter; district; area
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
employer's house; master's house
romantic; spicy; coquettish
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
freely; frankly; without reserve
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once