indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
technique; art; skill; move
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
reality; actuality; hard fact
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)