greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
corridor; hallway; passageway
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
art of self-defense (defence)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dealing with; coping with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine