last week; the week before
personal combat; one-to-one fight
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to talk to oneself; to mutter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this, that and the other; this and that
to have meaning; to be meaningful
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to talk; to chat; to chatter
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
but; however; provided that
minimum; at the very least
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
beginning; outset; first; onset
relatively; comparatively