assertion; declaration; affirmation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
way of speaking; intimation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to shake; to sway; to waver
low tone; bass; low voice
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in order; sequential; seriatim
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to flow down; to run down
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
but; however; provided that
silence (not speaking); muteness
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)