to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
vocal sound; tone of voice
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
very likely; very probable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
clear; precise; definite; distinct
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
cooperation; collaboration
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
passing through without stopping; passing by
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
way of speaking; intimation
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm