to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to fall off; to tumble down
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to bite off; to gnaw through
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one's work environment; job conditions
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ten; 10; ten years of age
such ... as; or some such
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
height (of a person); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(a person's) appearance; looks