to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
host; landlord; innkeeper
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to push (something) against
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
alternately; by turns; one after the other
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
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)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
vote against; no vote; nay
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
since when; from when; how long
being left out; being ostracized
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
corridor; hallway; passageway