drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
the dark side; the seamy side
as soon as possible; ASAP
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to half-rise to one's feet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to lean against; to set against
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
immediately; at once; instantly
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be injured; to sustain a wound