technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
special; particular; peculiar; unique
in the same way as; just like
even though; despite; when
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
distant land; remote location; distant province
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
development; exploitation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to concern; to be related
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
very likely; very probable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
settlement; solution; resolution
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
partly open; in half bloom
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)