to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
free time; time at leisure
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
tenderhearted; faint of heart
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
right to know; right to access information
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
stabbing to death; putting out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
accession to the throne; enthronement