scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
master; teacher; stable master
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
messenger; envoy; emissary
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to live through; to survive
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to have a meal; to take a meal
body guard; military escort
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
ingredient; component; composition
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious