ratio; proportion; percentage
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to make merry; to be festive
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
one way or the other; either way
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
many; numerous; various; large number of
political measures; policy
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to say; to be called; to do
to step forward; to take a step forward
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
ex-husband; former husband
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out