safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
suddenly; all of a sudden
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to change completely; to change suddenly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
literally; to the letter; literal
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
two (long cylindrical things)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
double; twice (as much); twofold
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
only; merely; but; no more than
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mockery; derision; ridicule