knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sincere; honest; faithful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
never mind!; don't worry about it
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
since when; from when; how long
to escape death; to be saved from death
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance