many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
proving ground; test site
present; current; in operation
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
like this; this sort; this way
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to pass (of time); to elapse
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to become calm; to die down
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
personification; impersonation; embodiment
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
exemption; exoneration; discharge
discriminatory; discriminative
ill will; malice; evil intent