to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
armed forces; military; troops
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
continuation; succession; series
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tail (animal); tail end; tip
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
on countless occasions; many a time
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
clanging; empty; deserted
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
person of high rank or position
obedience; submission; resignation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately