indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
rare (or peculiar) animal
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to rock; to shake; to swing
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
by myself; in person; by oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
vertical stripes; striped fabric
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
newspaper story (article, account)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to pass (of time); to elapse
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another