to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
called; known as; that; to say
the last moment; the very end
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
change; alteration; modification
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
acting ability; talent as a performer
tone (of voice); manner of talking
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
somehow; for some reason or other
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
while; even though; despite
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)