to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to try to do; to attempt to do
touching; moving; painful
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study