taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
noisy; confused; uproarious
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
sweet and sour; bittersweet
memories; recollections; reminiscence
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
exactly as stated; verbatim
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
although I say; although one might say; although called
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to go along; to walk along; to follow
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to run about trying to escape
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
such; like that; that sort of; very
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)