to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to manage something successfully; to be successful
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
both hands; both arms; ten
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to come to one's senses; to calm down
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
how can (one) do something
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high