to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
front; frontage; facade; main
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to stare back at; to look back at
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
leaking out; leakage; leak
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against