to badger; to pester; to beg
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
triumphant return; returning in triumph
survival; survivor; relic
to say; to tell; to state; to do
large number (of); many; majority
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
floor below; floor downstairs
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
drawing a sword; drawn sword
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch the eye; to attract attention
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to be torn off; to come off
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
defense; defence; protection
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
while alive; during one's lifetime