to take back; to recapture
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
supply vessel; replenishment oiler; replenishment vessel
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
any more; any further; any better; any longer
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people