to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the very best; excellent; superb
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
action of making something; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put one's hand on; to touch
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to finish; to end; to close
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
interior; inside; internal
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to force open; to push open