promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
diversion; putting something to another use
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
that's the way it is; such is life
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
property; fortune; means; assets
to increase; to add to; to augment
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
name; given name; first name
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance