feminine; womanly; female
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
magic; sorcery; incantation
complete collection; large collection; complete works
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very much; very many; more and more
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
oldest; most advanced age
tendency; trend; inclination
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to close down a business; to shut a business
competing; competition; auction
secret; private; surreptitious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
outsider; someone outside of a group
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
successful bid; winning a tender
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy