to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
fragile item; broken article
great admiration; deep respect
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
either way; in any case; one way or another
to choke; to have trouble breathing
particularly; only; in the case of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback