to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
explanation; interpretation
second-hand shop; curio shop
to have meaning; to be meaningful
what time; (lit.) which hour
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
going around; patrol; round; tour
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
management; administration; operation
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
tingling; stinging; pungently
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
forevermore; for eternity
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
in the future; another day; later
concession; conciliation; compromise
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
grasp; catch; understanding