happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
an issue being settled; a case being closed
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to make an appearance; to show up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to go ahead; to pull ahead
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
difference; variation; difference
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable