short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to finger; to tamper (with)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to call again; to call someone back
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
progress; advance; improvement; development
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to fight against; to oppose; to face
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while