incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
national crisis; national disaster
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
war; fighting; fierce competition
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to