futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
changing completely; transformation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
this (very thing); this precisely
whole story; full picture; full particulars
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
something like ...; something called ...
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
surely; certainly; without doubt
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
within; inside of; less than
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements