to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
helper; assistant; help; assistance
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to mix; to stir; to blend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
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)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
only recently; just of late
to become possible; to become able to (do)
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thrift; economy; frugality
all you want; as much as one wants