to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
such; like that; in that way
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
and; thereupon; because of that
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
second day of the month; two days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(wind or human-powered) warship
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to half-rise to one's feet
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
alternating; taking turns
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
addition; adding; supplement
great hurry; great haste; rush
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
power; authority; influence
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs