absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
several times (as large, over)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
calamity; disaster; misfortune
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
periodic; regular; routine
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
course; route; path; process; means
function; facility; faculty; feature
piece; fragment; one (object)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter