beginning; outset; first; onset
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to become inverted; to become reversed
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to bury; to embed; to implant
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
major cleanup; spring cleaning
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...