bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to turn towards; to point
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
military personnel; soldier
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly