monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to bring back; to restore
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
(made of) stone; stone-built
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
succession; continuation; series; sequence
double; twice (as much); twofold
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
just managing; with great difficulty
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending