to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
prize money; monetary award; reward
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
very loose; slowly; leisurely
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
don't you think?; indicates question
here and there; everywhere
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
large number (of); many; majority
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
contrary to one's expectations
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
company president; manager; director
interview (e.g. for a job)
look!; there!; here!; that is
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)