why; how come; unfortunately; alas
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
omen; sign; notice; indication
right under; directly below; right beneath
to boost; to force up; to push up
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
offensive camp; team at bat
(right at the) side; just beside
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to sink (into); to get depressed
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
forcibly; by force; against one's will
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
a second time; again; once more; twice