to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
then; well; so; well then
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the ocean; the great deep
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison