remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
flying column; detached force
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to be helpful; to be useful
fort; stronghold; fortification
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
this is why; this means; it is the case that
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
administration of justice
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
almost; roughly; approximately
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go along; to walk along; to follow
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to