Vocabulaires

to surround a place with armed forces to capture it; to overwhelm with requests or attention

to smear or cover with a sticky or dirty substance; to soil

to damage someone's reputation; to make dirty or stained

strongly infatuated or obsessed with someone or something

Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing.

The maximum amount of effort or energy that someone can give.

Relating to beasts; showing savagery, brutality, or lacking human sensibility.

To give or present something as a gift or honor.

To scatter or cover something with objects or substances.

To sit or stand astride something; to dominate over.

to risk money or something valuable on the result of a future event

to go or resort to a place or course of action, especially as a response; to apply oneself

A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or fears.

seed of the areca palm tree, often chewed as a stimulant

to cause oneself to consider or remember something

to happen or occur, usually of something that befalls someone

early; in good time

to be a sign or indication of something

to be disloyal to someone or reveal something in violation of trust

the action of betraying one's country, group, or person; disloyalty

a person who betrays someone or something; one who is disloyal

To formally promise to marry someone; to engage.

The formal engagement to be married.

Engaged to be married; a person who is engaged.

of a more excellent or effective type or quality; to surpass or improve

at, into, or across the space separating two objects or regions

A sloping edge or surface; to cut or shape an edge at an angle.

a drink, especially one other than water

A large group of people or things of a particular kind.

to express deep sorrow or regret over something; to mourn openly

to be cautious or alert about a potential danger or problem

to cause someone to be confused or puzzled

to enchant or fascinate someone as if by magic

charming, enchanting, or captivating in a magical or irresistible way

at or to the further side of; more than

an unfair preference or prejudice for or against something or someone

having or showing an unfair tendency to favor one side or opinion

the Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments; also used for any authoritative book

a list of books, articles, or other sources used or referred to in scholarly work

An extreme obsession with collecting or possessing books.

A person who loves or collects books.

Excessively fond of drinking alcohol.

Having two branches or chambers, especially in a legislature.

To argue or quarrel about trivial matters.

a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pedaling

to offer a certain amount of money for something, especially at an auction

to wait patiently for the right time or opportunity

happening every two years

a frame or stand on which a coffin or body is placed before burial or cremation

to divide into two branches or parts