only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
leopardess; female leopard
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
close; intimate; on good terms
to happen to hear; to overhear
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to be filled to bursting; to burst
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to make one's rounds; to patrol
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
go that far; to that extent
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
transport; freight; shipping
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
direct connection; direct link
voice recognition; speech recognition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
various factors or elements
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
checkers (board game); draughts; checker
ascending and descending; going up and down
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm