to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
automatic; intransitive verb
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
moving about; stirring about
impression given by a painting or image
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
no matter how much time passes
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
eccentric; crank; oddball
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be opposite; to face each other
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
surely; certainly; without doubt