land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
like a decent person; human
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
because of; owing to; due to
forcibly; against one's will
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
postwar period; period after Second World War
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
this and that; one thing or another
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
it's been a long time; long time no see
ago; since; before; previous
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sampling a drink; tasting
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
Grenache (wine grape variety)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
close; intimate; on good terms
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unqualified; without qualifications
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances