to jar; to creak; to grate
aging; wearing out; deterioration
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
comfort; consolation; diversion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to shake one's head (in denial)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
training; drill; practice; discipline
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in one's own way or style
unnatural; affected; studied; forced