to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
relationships with the opposite sex
sincere; honest; faithful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to say no more; to sink into silence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
practice; practising; experience
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in accordance with; according to
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(period of) a year; during an era
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to become better; to improve
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
such ... as; or some such
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly