originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product)
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
from here; from this place
long-awaited; much-awaited
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
contract; compact; agreement
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
housewarming gift; housewarming
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
in accordance with; subordinate to
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to sniff out; to get wind of
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader