to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to take over; to hand over
expertise; experience; knowledge
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to extort (money); to blackmail
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
title of honour; title of honor
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
how many years; how long; what year
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
particular; hard to please; fussy