markka (former Finnish currency)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
no!; no no!; no, not at all
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
survival; survivor; relic
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
very likely; very probable
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to be profitable; to yield a profit
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
inexpert or untrained eyes
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
to make one's rounds; to patrol
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although