rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
middle of the night; dead of night
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to rise; to erect; to get up
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
nesting hole; burrow; den
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch