to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rather; better; instead; if anything
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
about; concerning; related to; -ish
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
should; must; -able; probably; likely
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
gambling den; gambling house
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to set up shop; to open a store
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)