haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
intelligence agency; secret service
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
review; reconsideration; revision
raisins; currants; dried grapes
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
military force; military strength
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to make one's own; to take possession of
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
highly unpredictable; touch and go
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
beginning; outset; opening; start
war and peace; (making) peace; cessation of hostilities; reconciliation
both sides; two sides; double-sided
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
certain; definite; clear; credible
how should I know?; don't ask me
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed