to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
simple and clear; plain and simple
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to pick up; to find; to gather
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to face; to go towards; to head towards
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
one end; an end; part; fragment
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud