hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
baton (of command); order; command; direction
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to turn against; to become an enemy
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
instead; but (on the other hand)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to approach; to draw near