cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
literally; to the letter; literal
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fall on one's backside
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to go past; to pass; to pass by
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically