to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
in succession; one after another
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
decision; settlement; definition
to harm; to cause harm to
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
decapitation; decapitated head
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
impossible to do (although wants to)
personal feelings; self-interest
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
pride; dignity; self-respect
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
letter; missive; note; mail