or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
failure; mistake; blunder
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
understood; I see; OK; present; here
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
than; other than; except; but
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched