to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
counter for books; volume
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
society; the world; the times
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
moaning; muttering; complaining
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to concern; to be related
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to state; to express; to mention
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of