after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
little finger; pinky; little toe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
outbreak of war; starting a war
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean