to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to torment; to torture; to harass
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to entrust; to leave to a person
together; at the same time; same; identical
riding together; riding with
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
station; office; guardroom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in the meanwhile; during the time
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
chair; stool; post; office; position
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
however; having said that; but
review (of learned material); revision
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nonchalantly; without a care
observation; survey; watching
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to harm; to cause harm to
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude