to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
going to and fro; back and forth
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
conversely; on the contrary
patriarch; head of a family
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
absence; disregard; indifference
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to let (a person) pass first
called; known as; that; to say
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off