honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to take up space; to occupy space
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom