room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
this (very thing); this precisely
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to shake; to sway; to waver
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look away; to avert one's eyes