flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
would-be creator (esp. writer) who is overly preoccupied with the background setting of their story
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
wet nurse; nursing mother
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to live; to reside; to inhabit
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)