errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
minimum; at the very least
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
duty; obligation; responsibility
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wounded person; injured person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's