established practice; custom
second marriage; remarriage
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
in search of; in order to look for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
forevermore; for eternity
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
cease-fire; truce; armistice
by all means; at all costs
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated