just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
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 take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to carry around; to carry on one's person
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to have a narrow escape from death
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
dukedom; duchy; principality
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
now; the present time; just now; another; more
woman; female; feminine gender
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
posterity; future life; life to come
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
very much; exceedingly; extremely
health; healthy; sound; fit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand