looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
error; mistake; slip; bug
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to squeeze out; to wring out
to pluck; to pick; to tear
theatre; theater; playhouse
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
subordinate work; assistant; servant
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to become empty; to be emptied