to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
how long; how much; to what extent
jokingly; in the form of a joke
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
cleavage (between breasts)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
intermission (between acts); interlude
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
place; situation; position; location
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead