sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
ultimate; final; last; eventual
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
breathily (while talking)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do