our country; our land; one's own country
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
young girl; lass; adolescent female
victim; injured party; sufferer
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
presence (impressive quality)
to have the privilege of doing
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to become excited; to grow lively
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
furnishings; implements; equipment
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly