foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
senior executive staff; upper management
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
discipline; training; teaching manners
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
money paid to the government
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to be expensive; to be costly
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
one's whole heart; everything one feels
innumerable changes; infinite variety
to smirk; to grin broadly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to bungle; to make things awkward
to bring up under one's personal care