lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to cause someone to worry
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
perfect; complete; flawless
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
power; might; authority; influence
main battery; main armament
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
freely; frankly; without reserve
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage