to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
class-A; A class; A grade
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
short distance; short range; short-haul
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to face; to go towards; to head towards
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to lose sight of; to miss
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
somehow; for some reason or other
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being