stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
door; gate; opening; title page
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
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)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
had better ...; had better not ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
chance; opportunity; occasion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam