hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to become pale; to turn pale
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just who do you think you are?
they; those guys; those fellows
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one example of (when there are more examples)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
both (people); the two of them