scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
order of chivalry; chivalric order
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
arm; skill; efforts; ability
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to recall; to remember; to recollect
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine