to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; how about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
basic mistake; careless mistake
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
any more; any further; any better; any longer
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge