hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to face; to go towards; to head towards
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
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
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stop walking; to pause
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to have troubles; to have concerns
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
settlement; solution; resolution