to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to beat to death; to kill
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be at a loss for words
pupil; student; schoolchild
that; the matter in question
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
putting into operation; invocation
one thin flat object; one sheet