to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
rule; reign; government; governing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
secret; private; surreptitious
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(how) many times; (how) often
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
very young; little; childish; immature
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
because of; owing to; due to
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
true character; true heart; true spirit