straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
else; in addition; besides
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
a little bit; a little while
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
second (unit of time); arc second
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up