to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to cease; to stop; to be over
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
civilian in military employ
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
dozens; scores of; decades
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
the very best; excellent; superb
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
five (long cylindrical things)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)