to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
belief; faith; conviction
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
special; particular; peculiar; unique
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
mental; spiritual; emotional
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
finishing blow; coup de grâce
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to bend; to warp; to curve
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)