to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
dullard; indecisive person
materials; data; document
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sorry; excuse me; thank you
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash