to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
manipulation of information; spin
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
(social) position; status
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
dealing with; coping with
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
killing two birds with one stone
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
nice; likeable; desirable
to provide; to arrange; to install
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
geranium (usu. a cultivated pelargonium)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)