writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
risky; dangerous; insecure
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
answering machine; answerphone
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
viewing as a problem; problematizing
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
around the clock; day and night
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
strength; power; proficiency; ability