victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
vocal sound; tone of voice
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
putting into operation; invocation
memories; recollections; reminiscence
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
operation; functioning; running
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wand; (riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
Charline; Sharleen; Shirleen
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation