to cause laughter; to extract a smile
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
finishing blow; coup de grâce
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
instant; moment; for an instant
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to check; to stop; to keep back
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy