estimation; criticism; comment
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
locals; local inhabitants
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
hooting; jeering; heckling
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
influence (on someone); inspiration
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
slight; insignificant; small
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
(very) patient; persevering
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to cut; to slit; to slash
ex-husband; former husband
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently