to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
such ... as; or some such
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
somehow; for some reason or other
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to find out; to discover; to locate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(very) patient; persevering
in turns; alternately; in order
nonetheless; nevertheless
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away