right in the middle (of); midst; height
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
comparatively; relatively
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
feeling; sense; impression
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
offender; criminal; culprit
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way