to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
the other day; a few days ago
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto