to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
the scruff or nape of the neck
slight; thin; on the weak side
just a minute; small quantity
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
above; going steadily upward
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to look away; to avert one's eyes
fall; drop; descent; coming down
weightlessness; zero gravity
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
because of; owing to; due to
selection; choice; option
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)