three; three years of age
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
originally; by nature; from the start
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to redeem (from sin); to save
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
surroundings; environs; circumference
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
main; principal; chief; primary; major