strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
melting; fusion; liquefaction
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
exemplar; model; example; pattern
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
at once; there and then; immediately
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to lend an ear to; to listen to
one's whole heart; everything one feels
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)