to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feeling keenly; fully realizing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
index finger; forefinger; second toe
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do