to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
action scene (in a movie)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to knock down; to utterly defeat
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
don't you think?; indicates question
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
lightly; easily; carelessly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to be found; to be discovered
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
sense of orientation; sense of direction