dozens; scores of; decades
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
how long; how far; how much
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
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)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be damaged; to receive damage
to accept; to receive; to agree
fourth day of the month; four days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
news; word; tidings; omen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
crow (Corvus spp.); raven