contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
foreign enemy; outside invader
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
very much; exceedingly; extremely
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
the place for; the time for; the level of
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
accommodation charge; lodging charges; lodging fees
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently