contract; compact; agreement
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
had better ...; had better not ...
selection; choice; option
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
jumping to a wrong conclusion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
long ago; already; a long time ago
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
legendary beast; magical beast
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
serious; not joking; straight
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour