I see; that's right; indeed
silence; stillness; quietness
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
time; season; period; phase; stage
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
such; like that; that sort of; very
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
technique; art; skill; move
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
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)
health; healthy; sound; fit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to express (in words); to confess
to frolic about; to mess around
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits