by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
in its entirety; whole; wholly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
older employee who does not have much actual work
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
good performance; good work; great success
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be silent; to say nothing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy