in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
such; like that; that sort of; very
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
must not; should not; do not
father; dad; husband; you; he
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
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)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...