to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
pale; pallid; bluish-white
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
how long; how much; to what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
right side; right-hand side
to thrust away; to send flying
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words