thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
had better ...; had better not ...
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sudden price jump; steep price rise
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
decrease; reduction; decline
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be damaged; to receive damage
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
door; gate; opening; title page
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
victim; injured party; sufferer
survival; survivor; relic
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life