to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
coincident with; while; simultaneously
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
reason; cause; circumstances
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
way of speaking; intimation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot