to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
ago; since; before; previous
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
wheat straw; barley straw
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
government; administration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
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)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
image; figure; figure; form; image
all; entire; whole; altogether
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal