may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
moment by moment; hour by hour
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
scenery; scene; landscape
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to collapse; to flop (onto)
chapter one; first chapter
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to repeat; to do over again
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort