in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to accept; to receive; to agree
to make a speech; to address
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
slope; slanting surface; bevel
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
something; what; why; how
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to tower over the surroundings
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front