to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
reason; logic; method; system; order
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
large amount of money; great cost
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to prostrate oneself before
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tradition; legend; folklore
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
fabrication; lie; fiction
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
black ground; black cloth
to collect; to assemble; to gather
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness