to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
so what!; who gives a damn?
recreation; diversion; relaxation
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to comfort; to console; to amuse
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
just because; even if; even though
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
why; how; for what reason
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
will not do; do not; does not
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...