to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
personality; character; individuality; personhood
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to indicate; to show; to point to
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
class; heading; group; category
repair; renovation; restoration
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
water-resistant; waterproof
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
match (for lighting a fire)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known