confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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 let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to manage a state; to govern a country
marriage proposal; courtship
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
individual; one by one; separate; each
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
meanwhile; in the meantime
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
even though; despite; when
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
together; at the same time; same; identical
interior design; interior; upholstery
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie