to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
offensive (movement); aggression
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
un-; non-; negative prefix
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
simply; merely; only; solely
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to take; to catch; to capture
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still