useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
when it becomes; when it comes to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
several sheets (flat objects)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to be silent; to say nothing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
power; might; authority; influence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
large quantity; large amount
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes
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