pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
one person; ordinary; common
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
departure; leaving; going away; recession
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
failure; mistake; blunder
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
suspicious-looking; fishy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be at a loss for words
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
surveillance camera; security camera
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
god of death; death deity; Death
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
feel (of a material); texture
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted