being startled; getting a shock
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
until now; so far; up to the present
love affair; love relationship
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
study; research; investigation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range