evening meal; dinner; supper
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
at a loss for words; stumped for words
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
wetting; love affair; lover
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
to mark the end; to spell the end
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
along the road; along the way
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)