to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
over-fond parent; doting parent
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
being absorbed in reading
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road