home area; home town; local
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
ten (long cylindrical things)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
parental love or affection
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
interview (e.g. for a job)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
hard (life); tough (world)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to eat too much; to overeat
impression given by a painting or image
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances