if it is not ...; if it does not ...
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
light brown; golden brown
performance of one's official duties
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
simple store; booth; stall
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to chase; to run after; to pursue
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
stay of execution; suspended sentence
protracted war; war of attrition
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
separate case; another matter
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to examine someone's expression
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown