to keep away; to keep at a distance
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to sprout; to put forth buds
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(crop) damage owing to disease or blight
(someone else's) parents; both parents
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
odds and ends; all; every
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
what kind of; what sort of; what
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
difficult to ...; hard to ...