suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
home area; home town; local
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
in the midst of the enemy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
on bad terms; at loggerheads
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty