to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to look around; to take a view of
(something) despised; (something) made light of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
body; physique; build; stature
generation; lifetime; age
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
welcome!; nice to see you!
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
charm; incantation; spell; curse
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
reform; reformation; reorganization
open; public; official; overt
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)