fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
cooperation; collaboration
to say; to tell; to state; to do
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
honour; honor; glory; privilege
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
of course; certainly; naturally
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
cannot be compared with; no match for
down to earth; reasonable