thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at that time; in those days
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very young; little; childish; immature
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to order; to command; to appoint
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
door; gate; opening; title page
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)