surely; certainly; without doubt
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
tips of one's hair; hair ends
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
female friend; woman friend
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
making a show of one's faults
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
and then; and so; and; so then
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head