to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sitting with one knee drawn up
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be detained; to take time
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
close escort; close protection
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
one (thing); one piece; one item
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sense of pitch; ear for music
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
metallic sound; metallic clank
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching