degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
while; even though; despite
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
half the body; half length
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
we have a result!; game over!; match!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
silence; stillness; quietness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline