counter for books; volume
to rain incessantly; to downpour
right side; right-hand side
great physical power; animal strength
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
illegal copy; pirate copy
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
schoolgirl; female student
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
one's best interests; one's own good
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
interior design; interior; upholstery
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to slide into; to slip into
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
fear; dread; fright; willies
no, not like that (but like this)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
matter of time; question of time
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged