role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
memories; recollections; reminiscence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to be needed; to be wanted
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)