is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
occurrence; happening; incident; event
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
else; in addition; besides
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
this world; this life; world of the living
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)