making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to listen to in an ecstasy
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Domina (wine grape variety)
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to praise to the skies; to extol
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
column (of data); column (used in distillation, column chromatography, etc.)
timewasting; killing time
to play a central role; to take a leading part
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself