tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to stop walking; to pause
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't