playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be needed; to be wanted
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp