to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
intensification; aggravation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disperse; to take a castle
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act