to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
verge of death; dying moments
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
just one person; only one
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
powerless; helpless; incompetent
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)