whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
don't you think?; indicates question
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
gem; jewel; precious stone
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to pick up; to find; to gather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop