to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to some extent; to a certain extent
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
that is to say; so that means
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
very loose; slowly; leisurely
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to have a talk; to tell a story
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
something; some kind of; for some reason
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
royal capital; imperial capital
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
serves you right!; see what happens!
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
one man's fault is another's lesson
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to subsist; to keep on living
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball