place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
elementary level; beginner level
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pay attention; to be watchful
human usage; (for) use by people
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to fall off; to tumble down
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
fast walking; semi-jogging
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
tall figure; high stature
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
trio; gang of three; threesome
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
only recently; just of late
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
cooperation; mutual aid (help)