influenced (by); under an influence
to be the ruin of (a person)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
princess; daughter of a nobleman
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to wash away; to rinse off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to rank with; to rank among
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring