severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
personal; individual; private
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
man; male; masculine gender
imagination; supposition; guess
woman; female; feminine gender
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination