writer; author; contributor
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
an assortment; combination
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
persons who have fallen in battle
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
coastal waters; adjacent seas
home area; home town; local
accommodation charge; room rate
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
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; parental 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)