hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
temporary truce; ceasefire
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation