to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
such; this sort of; like this
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
with a start; with a jump
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
difference; discrepancy; variation
namesake; person with the same name
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
police; police officer; police station
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
that is to say; so that means
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
postcard; memo; note; card
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
nature; property; disposition