to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to have a meal; to take a meal
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be born; to come into the world
to pass (of time); to elapse
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
relation; connection; relevance
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to offer for sale; to put on the market
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
indiscriminately; recklessly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
family; relatives; dependents; household
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly