end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell