to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
just past noon; afternoon
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
smallish; on the small side
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
disorder; disturbance; unrest
(in) the air; midair; sky
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
progress; advance; making (good) progress
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
decision; determination; resolution