great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
family; relatives; dependents; household
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
selection; choice; option
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
by myself; in person; by oneself
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
some people; a few people; several people
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
not yet known; unknown; strange
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
incident; affair; happening; event
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
outside world; physical world
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC