confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
sanity; consciousness; soberness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
look!; there!; here!; that is
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
I have nothing to do with it
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
victim; injured party; sufferer