so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to be silent; to say nothing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the other day; lately; recently
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
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
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to palm off; to force a sale
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
compilation; editing; recording
to refer to; to use as reference
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
unidentifiable; unidentified
whole story; full picture; full particulars