incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to be expensive; to be costly
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
gambling den; gambling house
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
person who introduces someone; introducer
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to smash down; to beat in
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to jar; to creak; to grate
Chinese poem with five characters per line
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
in swarms; in great crowds
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)