to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicate reason; infers some protest
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
chief; main; principal; important
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
question; inquiry; enquiry
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
successor; replacement; second wife
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
having a crush on someone; flushing
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
social life; social intercourse
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)