is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to become dim; to become blurred
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
street at night; making a night journey
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
next; secondly; subsequently
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to manage something successfully; to be successful
stirring; slight movement
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to pick up; to find; to gather
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with