thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
sense of orientation; sense of direction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
right beside; close to; nearby
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
how long; how far; how much
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
for your information; I'm telling you
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy