north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
port city; harbor city; harbour city
5th day of the month; five days
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
fast-talking; rapid talking
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
(police) detective; criminal matter
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
camping; campground; making camp
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
true character; real nature
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
spot; point; place; position
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish