skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to be exhausted; to be tired out
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
though; notwithstanding; although
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to make an appeal; to urge
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to pierce through; to break through
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark