a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
indicate reason; infers some protest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ten; 10; ten years of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
founder; originator; pioneer
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength