hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
finish; completion; the end
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to compete with; to vie for
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
royal capital; imperial capital
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
considerably; greatly; a lot