to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
like this; this sort; this way
to lose sight of; to miss
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to surround; to crowd around
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(not) a single person; (no) one
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly