to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to discuss; to talk together
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
arrival of goods; goods received
to pass (of time); to elapse
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
in the meanwhile; during the time
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)