to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
way of speaking; intimation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
short distance; short range; short-haul
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
in accordance with; according to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
visual confirmation; sighting
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink