edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
European Currency Unit; ECU
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
since; henceforth; ever since
riding fast; driving a horse fast
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
passenger; rider; good rider
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least