private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
manacles; shackles; fetters
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
standard; average; typical; normal
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
class; heading; group; category
last night; yesterday evening
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
difference; discrepancy; variation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
official announcement; proclamation
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
nice; likeable; desirable
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
since when; from when; how long
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)