yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
finishing blow; coup de grâce
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
adds force or indicates command
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to kill; to defeat; to beat
honorific/polite/humble prefix
alone; by oneself; on one's own
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
two persons; two people; pair; couple