to talk; to chat; to chatter
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
several people; a few people
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to be silent; to say nothing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)