elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
elder sister; effeminate man
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
impression given by a painting or image
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
my personal (e.g. opinion)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
our country; our land; one's own country
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
agreement; assent; Norway
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
omniscience (of a buddha)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence