to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
indicate reason; infers some protest
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
corridor; hallway; passageway
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together