encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
without; but if; otherwise; or else
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ten; 10; ten years of age
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the same kind; accomplice; partner
danger; peril; hazard; risk
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken