holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
manipulation of information; spin
whistle (sound made with the lips)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
living room (Western style); sitting room
being filled with; being full of; permeation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
powerful person; influential person
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
priority; order of precedence
turmoil; chaos; confusion
change; alteration; modification
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
battle formation; disposition of troops
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement