to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
instead; but (on the other hand)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
very loose; slowly; leisurely
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
solitude; loneliness; isolation
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to shed light; to cast light
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
form; shape; figure; morph
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
sea level; (surface of) sea
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
intuition; instinct; hunch
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to