to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
two times; twice; two degrees
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message); reading acrostically
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
true character; true heart; true spirit
sanity; consciousness; soberness
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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 be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
such ... as; or some such
tone (of voice); manner of talking
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to be silent; to say nothing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?