to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
being too late; losing one's final chance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
entreaty; supplication; petition
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
letter; missive; note; mail
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
anything and everything; just about everything
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
just above; right overhead
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
center; centre; metropolis
four (long cylindrical things)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba