to tower over the surroundings
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
great swordsman; master fencer
even if; even though; however; no matter how
prickling; stinging; tingling
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
huge; enormous; great big
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
modesty; humility; being humble
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
example; illustration; precedent
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to cease; to stop; to be over