without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to forget to say; to forget to mention
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with