still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; close; beside; third person
thicket; coppice; brushwood
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be smeared; to be covered
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
the other day; a few days ago
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
early (days); initial stage; initial
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
eccentric; crank; oddball
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
looks; personal appearance; features
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with