to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
corridor; hallway; passageway
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
training; drill; practice; discipline
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
honorific/polite/humble prefix
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)