curse; spell; malediction
first generation; founder
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
master; teacher; stable master
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to stop talking; to be silent
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to taste; to try (food or drink)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
light; right; right field; right fielder
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
of course; certainly; naturally
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
smallish; on the small side
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
light blue; pale blue; aqua
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation