to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
silence (not speaking); muteness
to open (one's eyes) wide
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to jump up and down; to hop
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
technical skill; ability; capacity
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(not) even once; (not) ever
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr