to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
only; merely; but; no more than
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
action of making something; -ification
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
named after; associated with; connected with
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in accordance with; according to
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
even though; despite; when
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to know (a person); to think
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the person in question; the person themselves; said person