to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be transparent; to show through
living room (Western style); sitting room
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
being about to cry; the verge of tears
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to some extent; to a certain extent
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
drawing a sword; drawn sword
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade