reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
at once; immediately; right now
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
final; eventual; ultimate
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cooperation; collaboration
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to turn towards; to point
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)