to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
reason; cause; history; origin
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
personal (employee); employed; retained
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
to make one's own; to take possession of
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
one's share; one's portion
secretary; councillor; councilor
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to redeem (from sin); to save
walking heavily; lumbering
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
carefree; free from worry
like this; in this way; as you see
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!