drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to be opposite; to face each other
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
the dark side; the seamy side
as soon as possible; ASAP
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
double-edged; double-edged blade
to half-rise to one's feet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to lean against; to set against
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
immediately; at once; instantly
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to soothe; to calm; to pacify