Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
hostility; animosity; enmity
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
this world; this life; world of the living
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
root; source; origin; cause
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come