with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to put on airs; to assume importance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to smash violently; to crush
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to look around; to survey
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
one after another; in rapid succession
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved