to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
indicate reason; infers some protest
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
difficult to ...; hard to ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
hey there; I say; see here
baby monkey; small monkey
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe