to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to take away; to carry away
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to be opposite; to face each other
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to know (a person); to think
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
instant; moment; for an instant
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
but; however; provided that
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain