key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to knock down; to utterly defeat
recovery; rescue; recapture
capable of anything; liable to do
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be injured; to sustain a wound
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be dispersed; to get separated
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
as; because; with; due to
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
chance (of success); odds
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
prudence; discretion; thought