swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
name; given name; first name
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
correction; revision; amendment
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
considerably; fairly; quite
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy