powerful medicine; strong poison
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
power; might; authority; influence
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
unable to resist; unable to suppress
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
quantity or volume of water
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
all present; all concerned; all of us
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to stop (plug) one's ears
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
beyond that point; after that
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fall flat; to fall face down
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word