to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(political) power; authority; influence
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be excited; to be elated
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to give; to do (something) for
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
endurance; perseverance; patience
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
person making threats; intimidator
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
moving about; stirring about
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate