to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
explosion; rupture; break off
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
village headman; village mayor
spring water; clear (pure) water
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
the principle of the thing
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
ideally; if one were to wish for more
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight