dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast