head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
in case of; at that time; at this time
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to employ; to hire; to charter
rational; reasonable; logical
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
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
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
question; inquiry; enquiry
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
national character; regional character
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to underrate; to make light of
seventh day of the month; seven days
up in a tree; in the trees
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off