pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to talk to oneself; to mutter
elegance; taste; refinement
feeling; sense; impression
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
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
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
visual hallucination; vision
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
direct connection; direct link
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...