to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
while alive; during one's lifetime
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
un-; non-; negative prefix
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
torture to death; torment to death
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
softly; mildly; gently; politely
stillness; repose; standing still
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Jupiter (Roman god); Jupiter (planet); Jupiter Symphony; Symphony No. 41 by Mozart
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to entertain; to make welcome
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
that's true; of course; obviously
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
difficult to ...; hard to ...
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over