directly; in person; firsthand
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to become desperate; to give in to despair
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(squad of) police; police force
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to become possible; to become able to (do)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
originally; by nature; from the start
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out