winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
unfairness; injustice; partiality
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
roller coaster; big dipper
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to slide down; to slip down
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate