to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
many; a lot; much; multitude
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that