to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
participation; joining; entry
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
cushion; pillow; mattress
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
and; thereupon; because of that
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
contrived; false-sounding
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
turning sideways; landscape orientation
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
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
beyond that point; after that
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to slide into; to slip into
to stare in wonder; to be amazed