grasp; catch; understanding
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
last night; yesterday evening
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
charming; fascinating; attractive
until now; so far; up to the present
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
so; like this; in this way
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
messenger; envoy; emissary
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)