confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
when it becomes; when it comes to
three times; thrice; third (interval)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
welcome; (warm) reception
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
operation; functioning; running
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
upper half of the body; upper body
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach