expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dull sound; muffled sound
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
pointing out; identification
to put one's hand on; to touch
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
overall; general; as a whole
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
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 collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
rather; sooner; preferably
instability; insecurity; crankiness
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...