how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
stealthily; secretly; in secret
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
nature; property; disposition
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
start of work; commencement; opening
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be helpful; to be useful
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
both hands; both arms; ten
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to lose sight of; to miss
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
considerably; greatly; a lot
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten