sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
long-awaited; much-awaited
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
striking; remarkable; considerable
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
tendency; trend; inclination
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to spend time (on doing something)