to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to speak; to hear a voice
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach