habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
comma; decimal point; radix point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
quick work; (clever) feat
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
corridor; hallway; passageway
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
stairs; stairway; staircase
handrail; railing; banister
sitting with one's legs out to one side
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
such; this sort of; like this
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger