handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
many; much; plenty; hardly
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
caller; visitor; company; guest
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to push aside; to brush aside
enemy territory; hostile place
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to become pale; to turn pale
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
one's physical safety; personal security
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
intelligence network; information network
long ago; a long time ago; already
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
results; record; grades; marks
embezzlement; misappropriation
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate