to chase; to run after; to pursue
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
diversion; distraction; feint
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
about this time; about now
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to find out; to discover; to locate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
each house; every house; many houses
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to