book; volume; this; present; main; head
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
back off!; leave me alone!
to subsist; to keep on living
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
exclamation mark; exclamation point
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
comfort; consolation; diversion
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert