hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
building expenses; construction costs
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
special training; intensive training; crash course
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
having a garden; with a garden
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to discuss; to talk together
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
negotiable; further discussion needed
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason