half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
possessed of a strong sense of duty
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
northern part; the north (of a region)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
soldier; combatant; warrior
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)