gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be hot on a person's heels
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
family; members of a family
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
to take someone's life; to kill someone
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
desperately; for one's dear life
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
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
one-by-one; separately; in detail