to put out; to extinguish
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
fortress; stronghold; citadel
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
vocal sound; tone of voice
finishing blow; coup de grâce
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
construction; establishment
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
secrecy; highly classified information
library (usu. single-room); small library
one's later years; final years (in life)
the said person; he; she; same surname
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of