to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to collect; to assemble; to gather
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
breeding; raising; rearing
export; exportation; efferent
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to talk to oneself; to mutter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
explanation; interpretation
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be at a loss for words
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
likely loss; probable defeat
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
reason; cause; history; origin
compelling force; legal force
married woman; another's wife
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it