to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
casualties; injuries and deaths
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chance (of success); odds
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
tall figure; high stature
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
anything and everything; just about everything
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
greeting; a fine thing to say
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the scruff or nape of the neck
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)