to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
that's true; of course; obviously
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
without; unless; have to do
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
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.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
for work; for manufacturing
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to keep away; to keep at a distance
not understanding; not knowing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment