to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to notify; to advise; to inform
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
ten; 10; ten years of age
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to smile (at); to grin (at)
application; request; petition
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
every person; each one; everybody
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
speech; expression; wording; language
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
pointing out; identification
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
proposal; motion; recommendation
why; how; for what reason
pride; dignity; self-respect
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
conference room; council room
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(political) power; authority; influence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour