to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
joints; points (of a speech)
third day of the month; three days
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(small crunchy) dried sardines
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
legendary beast; magical beast
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
irony; rhetorical question
to set (sun); to become dark
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what do you want?; can I help you?
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
important person; strategic person; key figure
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than