favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
retry; another try; another go
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
want to ... do something; would like to ...
indeed; really; truly; very much
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to engage in lively conversation
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
that is to say; so that means