to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to pass (of time); to elapse
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
selection; choice; option
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.)
flippant; frivolous; shallow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)