direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to employ; to hire; to charter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you (plural); all of you; you all
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
vexing; irritating; impatient
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to blow out; to spout out
to approach; to draw near
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
insecticide; insect repellent
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
suspension (from work or school)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
being settled; coming to a conclusion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun