insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
complete lie; outright lie
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even