(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
degenerate; pervert; deviant
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
when; at what moment; what time
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
briskly; quickly; promptly
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
borrowing something already borrowed
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
brown envelope; manila envelope
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...