few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
woman; female; feminine gender
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
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
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
now; the present time; just now; another; more
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
murder; killing; murderer
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
verbal promise; one's word
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
until now; so far; up to the present
to entrust; to leave to a person
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
interference; meddling; butting in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful