going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
spider's thread; spider silk
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to erase all trace of something
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to squash; to crush; to flatten
one part; one portion; one section
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to explain; to dispel doubts
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to remove; to move out of the way
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)