the reverse; other side; lining
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
winning in a flash; instant defeat
practice; practising; experience
to live through; to survive
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
all times and places; all ages and countries
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hostility; animosity; enmity
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to fall on one's backside
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
piece of meat; cut of meat