ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
(state of) utter panic; great panic
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive