to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
telecommunications; correspondence
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
straight course; straight; stretch; straightaway
fee; charge; rate; material
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
consumption; expenditure; spending
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
this (very thing); this precisely
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
dry riverbed; river beach
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
counter for birds or rabbits
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
along the river; riverside
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering