idea (in Platonic thought)
to let an opportunity slip
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
your husband; her husband
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
(something) so small; so little; trifling
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action