past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
established fact; fait accompli
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to spread; to be propagated
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to lead someone around by the nose
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
like this; this sort; this way
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms