one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
although; but; even though; I wish that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
surely; certainly; without doubt
Britain (island); Great Britain
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
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
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the farthest ends; the furthest ends