comfort; consolation; diversion
to be needed; to be wanted
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
simply; merely; only; solely
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
day after day; day by day
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient