rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
very likely; very probable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound