securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give directions; to issue instructions
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be helpful; to be useful
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
central part; heart (of a city)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
flight; desertion; escape
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch