| after | |
| after | future, later, following |
| after | [nautical] second, following, further |
| after | according to |
| after | after |
| after | at the rate of |
| after-debt | unpaid bill after goods have been received, outstanding debt |
| after-dinner | period following dinner, afternoon |
| after-eye | gaze after, follow with the eye |
| after-hours | subsequent time, later moments |
| after-inquiry | divine interrogation after death, last judgement |
| after-loss | later blow, knock given after others have been suffered |
| after-love | later gratitude, future loyalty |
| after-meeting | follow-up meeting |
| after-nourishment | later sustenance |
| after-supper | period of time immediately after dessert [eaten after the main course of the evening meal] |
| after-times | hereafter, future, time to come |
| Alcides | [pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus |
| anon | [after ‘now’] at another time, presently |
| a-row | one after the other, in succession |
| attend | see to, look after, apply oneself to |
| beest-eating | drinking the milk produced after the birth of a calf [considered undrinkable, except by rustics] |
| Black Monday | [in MV II.v.24] confusion of the day after Easter Sunday with Ash Wednesday |
| cheater | deceiver, sharper, gamester; also: officer who looks after estates forfeited to the crown |
| cherish | entertain kindly, look after well |
| continue | happen later, follow after |
| cost | involve the loss of, deprive one of |
| cover | put on one's hat [after it has been removed to show respect] |
| custom-shrunk | down in business, suffering great loss of trade |
| defeature | disfigurement, defacement, loss of beauty |
| derogation | loss of dignity, disparagement, detraction |
| discomfort | discouragement, loss of heart |
| dress | [of land] cultivate, tend, look after |
| else | (used after the noun) in addition |
| est | 2nd peron singular ending after 'thou' |
| expense | loss, using up, expending |
| fault | [hunting] break in a line of scent, loss of scent |
| ferret | worry [like a ferret], hunt after |
| follow | seek after, pursue, strive for, court |
| foul | [of a pistol-barrel after firing] dirty, clogged |
| gravelled | perplexed, at a loss, stumped |
| hallow | follow with shouts, call after |
| Hecuba | wife of Priam, King of Troy, and mother of 18 children; after the Greeks took Troy, she saw her sons and her husband killed, and was sent into slavery. |
| hereafter | after this, in time to come |
| husband | manage, handle, look after |
| inquire | seek out, ask after one's whereabouts |
| keep | look after, watch over, maintain |
| knight of the battle | one whose knighthood was conferred after prowess on the battlefield |
| lag | lagging behind, lingering after |
| leisure | only after careful consideration, but slowly |
| Lichas | [pron: 'liykas] companion to Hercules, who brought him a poisoned tunic; after wearing it, Hercules in agony threw Lichas into the sky |
| like | resemble, look like, take after |
| Limehouse | London riverside area named after the lime-kilns there which processed chalk from Kent |
| look | be watchful for, look after |
| losing | involving some degree of loss |
| loss | ruin, detriment, deprivation [of honour] |
| loss | perdition, destruction |
| loss | losing, defeat, overthrow |
| Lucrece, Lucretia | [lu'krees] legendary Roman heroine, 6th-c BC, who killed herself after being raped by Tarquin |
| mark | in an apologetic exclamation, after referring to something unpleasant |
| marring | harm, detriment, loss |
| missingly | by being aware of absence, with a sense of loss |
| muddy | at a loss, confused, all at sea |
| obsequious | dutiful [without suggesting servility]; appropriate after a death |
| out | at a loss, put out, nonplussed; unable to remember one's lines |
| overlooking | guardianship, looking after, custody |
| overridden | ridden too hard, exhausted after too much riding |
| oversee | be executor of, officially look after |
| Pegasus | winged horse which sprang from the body of Medusa after her death; he brought thunderbolts to Zeus |
| perdition | loss, diminution, decrease |
| Philomel, Philomela | [pron: 'filomel] daughter of Pandion, king of Athens; Tereus raped her and cut out her tongue, but she told the tale in her embroidery; the gods turned her into a nightingale after she took her revenge |
| presently | after a short time, soon, before long |
| preserve | keep, maintain, look after |
| rearward | following, immediately after |
| regard | tend, look after, take care of |
| request | demand, state of being sought after |
| Rhesus | [pron: 'reesus] Thracian hero, famed for his horses; after fighting for one day in the Trojan War, Ulysses and Diomedes killed him in his tent at night, and stole the horses |
| sequent | sequential, successive, one after another |
| sequestration | imprisonment, isolation; also: loss of property |
| Sinon | [pron: 'siynon] spy who alerted the Greeks inside the Trojan horse after it had been taken into the citadel of Troy |
| solicit | court, chase after, pursue |
| still-closing | always coming together [after being divided] |
| straited | at a loss, nonplussed, hard put |
| succeed | follow on, ensue, come after |
| successantly | in succession, one after another |
| swooning | shown by fainting, marked by loss of the senses |
| tender | look after, take care of |
| Thersites | [pron: ther'siyteez] cowardly Greek, killed by Achilles after jeering at him |
| vendible | saleable, marketable, sought-after |
| want | miss, feel the loss of |
| wrack | wreck, loss, shipwreck |
| zodiac | belt of the celestial sphere within which the sun, moon, and planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal domains [signs] named after constellations |