management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
how many people; a number of people
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
right to choose; a say; option
way of speaking; intimation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to not believe one's ears
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
long-distance arrow (archery)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
vitality; (one's) life force
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
observation; survey; watching
work; business; company; study
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?