hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to leave the government service
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force or indicates command
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
sudden change; complete change
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
serious; not joking; straight
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable