precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
lower half of the body; nether parts
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
pride; boast; credit (to)
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
revenge; having a second go (at something)
the pen is mightier than the sword
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to begin talking; to open up
entering directly; going straight into
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
emotional strength; force of will
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength