ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to accompany; to go with; to go together
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
fate; chance; relationship; tie
polite; respectful; reverent
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
parent-child relationship
to be itching to put one's skills to use
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
orders; instructions; directive; command
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
rising; ascending; climbing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
weight training; muscle training
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)