ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bygones; the past; past event
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
stairs; stairway; staircase
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
particularly; only; in the case of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?