national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
third day of the month; three days
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
within; inside of; less than
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
anxiety (about the future)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
since when; from when; how long