to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
already; now; no longer; not any more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
messenger; envoy; emissary
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
reputation; respectability
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
conviction; belief; confidence
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to look down on; to make light of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street