to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to lose one's footing; to slip
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
existence; being; life; survival
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
covered with; stained; smeared
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
breathing of a sleeping person
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be flexible; to be accommodating
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy