to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to head home; to leave for home
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to be mad about; to be hooked on
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night