great laughter; burst of laughter
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
speaking voice; talking voice
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
NaK (sodium-potassium alloy)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to form a group; to form a bunch
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely