to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
suffix for familiar person
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to walk away; to walk off
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to rush over; to run up to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
when; how soon; how long until
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
way (of doing); manner; method; means
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong