backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
deep emotion; strong feelings
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
Wace; Werth; Wirth; Worth
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
popular will; will of the people
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
trypophobia (fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
bishop's staff; khakkhara
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with