indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to boil strongly; to be excited
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to have a talk; to tell a story
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
this and that; one thing or another
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances