hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
woman; female; feminine gender
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
deep affection; dear; beloved
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
central part; heart (of a city)
royal capital; imperial capital
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)