to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
the dark side; the seamy side
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
while; even though; despite
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
the more one looks (at it) the more...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
prospects of victory; chances of success
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
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
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
delay; putting off; procrastination
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
of course; certainly; naturally
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
father and mother; parents
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both