determined; strong-willed
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to cover fully; to wrap around
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
decrease; reduction; decline
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
period of youth; while young
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
author; writer; novelist; artist
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
looking on from afar; being a spectator
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
at first; initially; in the beginning
moderate; proper; just right
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat