control; management (e.g. of a business)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
rational; reasonable; logical
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
near; close by; within reach; familiar
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
reason; grounds; circumstances