to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
puddle of blood; pool of blood
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
My Fair Lady (1956 musical, 1964 movie )
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
guidance; leadership; leading the way
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
cannot be helped; unavoidable
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
stirring; slight movement
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion