bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
time-out; timeout; timeout
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be too numerous; to be too much
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome