(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to shake one's head (in denial)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
name; given name; first name
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
freely; frankly; without reserve