half a point (esp. in go)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to pass (of time); to elapse
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
use; utilization; utilisation; application
history of; experience of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
never mind!; don't worry about it
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear