please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
odds and ends; all; every
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
one-by-one; separately; in detail
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
intelligence operative; spy
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
national defence; national defense
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card