birth; creation; formation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
don't you think?; indicates question
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
moment by moment; hour by hour
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
new building; new construction
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to polish up; to shine up
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
many; a lot; much; multitude
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
space (room, area, outer space)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging