to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
shellfish; seashell; shell
good feeling; feeling good
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
water's edge; beach; shore
unseasonable; out of season
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to apologize; to apologise
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
family; members of a family