manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
such; like that; that sort of; very
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
secret; private; surreptitious
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hidden treasure; treasured article
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold fast; to protect to the end
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision