to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
before the gate; in front of the gate
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
watermelon splitting (game)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to blaze; to burn brightly
running water; flowing water; stream
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
to be splendidly handsome
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
without cause; without reason
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
true character; real nature
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
optimism; taking an optimistic view
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
creche; day nursery; day-care center
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
irrational (line of) argument
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other