to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
power; might; authority; influence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
feeling; sense; impression
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reaction; response; reaction
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to keep standing; to stand motionless
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
walking briskly; determinedly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to approach; to draw near
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm