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So, do we just bring in the words we'd like to see, or how do we decide what to include? Should we just add the lemmas for now in case others disagree, or make complete entries? [[User:Roger|Roger]] 02:49, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 
So, do we just bring in the words we'd like to see, or how do we decide what to include? Should we just add the lemmas for now in case others disagree, or make complete entries? [[User:Roger|Roger]] 02:49, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
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==Roger working list==
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I'm starting to collect basic words from multilingual (European) dictionaries (& things they remind me of) because I think we may overlook a lot of useful but unremarkable basic everyday words. These are not from the forum. Please compact/hide this if there is an appropriate template on this wiki.
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to call one's banshee (hey, Kobon has a single verb used for all sound w the exception of calling a pig, which is a special verb)
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belt, girdle
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hum, buzz
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to wound, damage
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a wound, ulcer
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kindling, firewood
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tinder, firestick, firedrill, etc.
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veil, to veil, to hide, conceal
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vomit, nausea
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piss
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shit
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sweat?
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roll up
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turn around
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wind, twist, braid
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willingly (G. gern)
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voice
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visit
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grass
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to wipe
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virtue, honor
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vitriol, hate
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whip
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berry
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dried berries/raisins?
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alcohol/intoxicant?
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awake, vigilant, aware
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rank (social)
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row, series, line
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column
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meat = muscle flesh
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meat = substance
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sap
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blood
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bladder
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blister
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canteen, water bladder
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bet, wager
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wart, mole
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vertical, horizontal
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inclusive, exclusive (in counting)
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spine, vertebra
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spine, thorn
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crown of head
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nape of neck
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throat
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entryway, vestibule
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dizziness, vertigo
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verse, poetry, prose, story
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rod, switch
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compose (song, poem)
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ventilate (passive, an open room), to fan (active)
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to dry (s.t. gotten wet)
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to dry (after a swim)
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to dry (meat, fruit, etc.)
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moss (ground, trees), lichen (rocks, trees), mold, algae
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seaweed, sea/lake grass (underwater pasture)
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conquer, defeat
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avenge, vengeance
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buy, sell, barter, exchange, negotiate
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yoke, harness, pole carried on shoulders w buckets or baskets at each end
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bucket (water basket)
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fade, wilt
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waken, arouse
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woe! alas! oy ve!
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wad, ~cotton used to fill in or pad s.t.
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{{lep|n=opposite, facing, on the other side, on the other bank/shore
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grow (of plants), "vegetate"
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bear fruit, go to seed
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vast, wide open
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enclosed, hidden, in-forest
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vassal, slave, servant
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nurse (take care of sick, elderly)
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vain, frivolous
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vain, conceited
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in vain, useless
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needless
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serious (not joking)
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serious (grave, deadly, important)
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{{lep|n=fat, oil, grease
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|comments=
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}}
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needle
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to sew, stitch
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rope (if diff. from thread)
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sinew
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tendon
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cheek
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wander
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wagon, sled, s.t. (w/o wheels?) pulled behind person or horse
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usurp
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use up, wear out, finish off
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abuse, over use, take advantage of
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take advantage of = seize opportunity
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useful, handy
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noxious (gas)
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Fr. nuisible, opp. of 'useful'
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womb
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grave
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common = universal
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common = frequent
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common = banal, mediocre, vulgar
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rare
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refined
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unique
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claw, nail
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umbilicus
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whole = intact
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whole = all
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cough, sneeze, hiccup?
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tear (from weeping)
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to tear, rip, shred
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cup, drinking vessel
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eating utensils
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tumult, chaos, melee
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berserk
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fury
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tuft
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immediate(ly)
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cloth
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walk/run of person, trot/gallop of horse, flutter/soar
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cheat, deceive?
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too much (as opposed to 'very much')
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to knit vs. to weave
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treasure, precious
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drag, trail
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to train (exercise, learn, & master, of person or beast)
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to train a plant (get it to grow as you want)
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to exorcise (possession) ?
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tremble (w fear, w cold)
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a club
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trachea/wind pipe
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characteristic s.t. of a face etc.: that thing which distinguishes one from another, which makes a person's face memorable
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trait (of a plant, animal, etc.), notable characteristic
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join up, fall in with
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hit a target
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beam
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through air vs. through water vs. through forest vs. through the plains vs. bore through wood vs. arrow through a body
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hole which you can see through vs. pit/cavity which you cannot
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knapsack, day pack
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clip, trim, sheer
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tolerate, put up with (annoyance, idiot, bad behavior)
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tolerate = deal with well (illness, poison, climate)
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title (tsahik, etc.)
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clank, jingle
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click, creek
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chink = hole in armor
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tickle
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itch
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desire, hunger, thirst
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tired = fatigued
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tired = sleepy (= desire for sleep?)
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such a (kind of: that kind of, no kind of, what kind of)
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thesis, point, moral, lesson
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shell, peel, bark, integument, skin
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testimony, witness
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fear, terror
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isthmus (neck of land?), island, peninsula, cape, cove, bay
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to bury
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to tempt
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detain
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hold up, make s.o. late
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intrude, invite oneself
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bewitch, hex, curse
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cure, bless
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tedious
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provoke, taunt
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make fun of, laugh at
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laugh with, banter
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to fit, be appropriate, suitable
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tally (keeping track, count)
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toss, throw
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swing (a club), swipe
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swing (from the trees)
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to match-make, arrange a marriage
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matchmaker
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pour (liquid vs. solid)
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to suspect
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be surprised (good vs bad way = infix?); to surprise, startle, scare
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lame, deaf, mute, blind
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surface (of water, top of forest, of cliff)
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suppose, infer, conclude
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soup, stew
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furrow, crevasse, crack
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debt, owe, reciprocate, pay back
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gratitude
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juice
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succeed, fail
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to suck, siphon
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melt, evaporate, dissolve
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sudden, unexpected
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sudden, fast
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step, stair, ladder
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to paint (a face, body for war/initiation, a wall, picture)
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paint, pigments
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study, learn, student
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imitate, mimic
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stripe, streak, band
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to bend
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to straighten
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to stretch
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to strain
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bizarre
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to squint, to strain the eyes, ears to perceive
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a block, log, doorstop
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a broom? rake?
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a style (of a particular artist, orator, tribe)
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a rattle
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to lie prone, supine, on the side, to stretch out, extend
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to cover (obj = the land, a body, a wall)
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to stretch & yawn
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to stretch s.t. flexible
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to steal (thief)
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to sneak, steal up on, stalk
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a pole
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flag, banner, tribal ID
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to spit
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to eject mucus ("spit" w the nose)
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booger
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"sleep" (eye booger)
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to spy on, observe while unobserved
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to spin thread
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to spin (v.i.)
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head of grain, ear of corn, spike of flowers or fruit
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spice (for food)
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salt
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mirror? (= looking-REFL glass)
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spend (ammunition, reserves, good will, debt owed to one by others one has done favors for)
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a favour (altruistic act vs. a kindness or aid to be repaid)
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convenient, a convenience
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kind, good hearted
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be thrifty, sparing
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be selfish, greedy
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a species or kind
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a room in a house
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room = sufficient space
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wild = not tame, not bonded (animal)
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wild = crazy, exuberant, unpredictable
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fate, change, luck, destiny
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to serve, be of use, be useful
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to absorb, soak up, blot
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to sip
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to sigh over, long for
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to miss, be nostalgic
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to sound (emit a sound)
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to loosen
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to tighten
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threshold, limit
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capacity
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sober vs. drunk/intoxicated (w alcohol, power, lust, revenge, love)
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to smear, daub
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to poison an arrow
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a key (metaphorical sense: the thing or clue which unravels a problem, or the element needed to accomplish a task)
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a problem
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a solution
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a duty, task
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slime
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a scale (on an animal's body)
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a scourge
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wood-working tools: chisel, hammer, knife, drill, plane, etc. to make bows, looms, etc.
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to carve, to sculpt
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to shake (vt)
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to scrape a surface
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vial, box, case (for the tsahik to hold her herbs, a hunter for his arrow poison, etc.)
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a scab (on a wound)
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a scar (from a wound; != as tribal marking?)
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to stand guard, watch
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sincere
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simple, complicated; easy, difficult
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a signal
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a metaphor
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to seal
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to besiege
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a token, mark, sign, symbol
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to hiss (animal, in warning)
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to whiz, swoosh (arrow flying by)
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to joke
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to humor s.o.
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to play a practical joke
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to dissect, cut up a carcass
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to carry a carcass home (across the shoulders, on a pole)
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fat, grease, oil
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to save (rescue)
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to save (keep, put aside)
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foam, bubbles, lather
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to sate
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to saturate
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to neglect, ignore
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to be ignorant of
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to esteem, respect
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to load (a pa'li)
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to charge (animal, in war: already have?)
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to trample (titanothere)
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healthy, ill
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wise, foolish
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to greet, show respect
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subtle
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crafty, cunning, sly
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sebum
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eyelash
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eyelid
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pupil
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iris
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fist
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flat of hand
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knuckle
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salt water, fresh water, hot water (3 words in Jap.)
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brackish
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nectar
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lick
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lap up nectar w the tongue like a pa'li
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trick, ruse
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rust?
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a cold, flu
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to roll, a roll, a cylinder
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burp
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ruins, wreck
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puzzle, enigma
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ribbon & other ornament
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troop (group of warriors: any hierarchy?)
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snore?
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roast, baste, bake, cook in fire, BBQ, fry, boil, parch
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circle/hoop/ring, square/trapezoid, delta/triangle, hexagon (a universal shape in e.g. honeycomb)
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sphere/ball, cube/box, pyramid
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break: depending on object? rip, tear, shred, crack, snap in two, crush, shatter, squish, pop
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reverence
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risk
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reproach
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strap
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lasso
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means, remedy, an expedient
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rhyme, meter
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be related to (blood, social)
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to concern, be related to (semantically)
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stiff, rigid
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flexible, soft
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refuse
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laugh
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mock
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refuse; renounce; resign
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resin, glue
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a reserve, stock
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reserve, emotional distance
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to imagine, fancy, have fantasy
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net (fishing, trapping)
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turn over, upset, spill
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rampart, barrier, defensive wall
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natural barrier
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straight, direct vs. oblique (literal vs. in speech)
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recruit, get to come on board
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principle, rule, convention
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territory, lands of a clan?
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entertain, regale
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to rule, govern, administer
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to subject so. or st. to a condition or rule
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to digest (food vs. idea)
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get used to, habituate
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mutual
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to enchant, convince w charisma
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to enchant, bewitch
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hoarse (of voice)
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file, rasp
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border, extremity, limit, edge, rim (--> bank, shore)
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rotten, putrid, rancid
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to crawl (baby vs. reptile)
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to squirm, slither
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authority
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to refine, improve
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palliate (make a problem go away w/o actually solving it)
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stick one's head in the sand (ignore a problem)
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root vs. tuber vs. bulb
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wheel?
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concession
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rob, pillage
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rape, assault
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pure
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doll
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point, dot
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punish
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reward
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pumice or other abrasive
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dust, powder
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public, private (if the Na'vi have any privacy)
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demonstrate, prove
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proverb
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prosper
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provide for
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suggest, propose
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delay
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prophet (if there is such a thing)
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to be possessed (to "prophesize" in the OT, by loa in vodun, etc.)
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job, specialty, occupation, art
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produce
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privilege
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to present s.t.
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to preside over, manage
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to pretend, claim
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to pretend, mimic
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pretext, excuse, justification
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prize, gains
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pray
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to attribute to
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precise, exact
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particular, fussy
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particularly, over all
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to be in the right (morally, not factually)
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practice, train
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primordial, ancestral
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power, might
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cooking pot, cauldron
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require, demand
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pocket
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portion, share
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bridge
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connection
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axis, pole
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to polish
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luxury
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hardship
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to mourn (period of mourning? wake?)
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shelf
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fulfill, accomplish
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to braid, pleat
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to clap, splash (noise)
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flat
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plans
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organized
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heart-burn, food d n agree w u
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pioneer, advance guard, plant on fresh lava flow
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pinch
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weight; to weigh (est. weight for throwing est.)
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long, measure length (working tools)
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volume, measure capacity (cooking)
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be petulant, pout, be spoiled
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plague, epidemic
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persist, persevere, survive
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persecute, pick on
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stoop
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allow, permit, permission
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betray
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perfect
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perish, be lost
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kill vs. murder
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to lose
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loose, taught (of rope), tight fitting (of belt)
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to mediate, interpose (~ by means of)
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regret
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penetrate
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hang, be suspended
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pool of water, basin
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depend on, rely on
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landscape, surroundings, environment
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pause (stop before continuing)
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plastering, paving, flooring, spackle, etc.
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patrol, guard
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ground floor vs. first story? or ground floor = first story? (the former makes more sense to me, probly need to decide)
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take s.t. step by step, bit by bit, stage by stage
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memorize, know by heart
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parasite
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paralyze
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numb
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to hurt (burn, ache, sharp pain)
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a pair
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staple (bread, rice, pate, pasta, taters, etc.)
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garnish
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twinkle, flash, wink, blink
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eyelid, wink
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feel w fingers
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stake (in fence, etc.)
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pack, put away, store, load (animal)
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straw (dried animal feed)
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an invalid
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ordinary, common, unremarkable
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opportune, at the right moment
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convenient
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to mean, signify, have the meaning of (words != sign != symbol?)
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to mean to say
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to have the opinion that (!= to think that)
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to believe
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to command, order
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to arrange, put in order
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oracle (if such exist)
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shadow
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shade
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to offer
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to sacrifice
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to offend
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to stink, to smell good (vi)
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to sniff, smell (vt)
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obstruction
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obstinate, stubborn
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to observe
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to waffle, vacillate

Latest revision as of 02:18, 9 March 2010

So, do we just bring in the words we'd like to see, or how do we decide what to include? Should we just add the lemmas for now in case others disagree, or make complete entries? Roger 02:49, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Roger working list

I'm starting to collect basic words from multilingual (European) dictionaries (& things they remind me of) because I think we may overlook a lot of useful but unremarkable basic everyday words. These are not from the forum. Please compact/hide this if there is an appropriate template on this wiki.

to call one's banshee (hey, Kobon has a single verb used for all sound w the exception of calling a pig, which is a special verb)

belt, girdle

hum, buzz

to wound, damage

a wound, ulcer

kindling, firewood

tinder, firestick, firedrill, etc.

veil, to veil, to hide, conceal

vomit, nausea

piss

shit

sweat?

roll up

turn around

wind, twist, braid

willingly (G. gern)

voice

visit

grass

to wipe

virtue, honor

vitriol, hate

whip

berry

dried berries/raisins?

alcohol/intoxicant?

awake, vigilant, aware

rank (social)

row, series, line

column

meat = muscle flesh

meat = substance

sap

blood

bladder

blister

canteen, water bladder

bet, wager

wart, mole

vertical, horizontal

inclusive, exclusive (in counting)

spine, vertebra

spine, thorn

crown of head

nape of neck

throat

entryway, vestibule

dizziness, vertigo

verse, poetry, prose, story

rod, switch

compose (song, poem)

ventilate (passive, an open room), to fan (active)

to dry (s.t. gotten wet)

to dry (after a swim)

to dry (meat, fruit, etc.)

moss (ground, trees), lichen (rocks, trees), mold, algae

seaweed, sea/lake grass (underwater pasture)

conquer, defeat

avenge, vengeance

buy, sell, barter, exchange, negotiate

yoke, harness, pole carried on shoulders w buckets or baskets at each end

bucket (water basket)

fade, wilt

waken, arouse

woe! alas! oy ve!

wad, ~cotton used to fill in or pad s.t.

opposite, facing, on the other side, on the other bank/shore ()

grow (of plants), "vegetate"

bear fruit, go to seed

vast, wide open

enclosed, hidden, in-forest

vassal, slave, servant

nurse (take care of sick, elderly)

vain, frivolous

vain, conceited

in vain, useless

needless

serious (not joking)

serious (grave, deadly, important)

fat, oil, grease ()

needle

to sew, stitch

rope (if diff. from thread)

sinew

tendon

cheek

wander

wagon, sled, s.t. (w/o wheels?) pulled behind person or horse

usurp

use up, wear out, finish off

abuse, over use, take advantage of

take advantage of = seize opportunity

useful, handy

noxious (gas)

Fr. nuisible, opp. of 'useful'

womb

grave

common = universal

common = frequent

common = banal, mediocre, vulgar

rare

refined

unique

claw, nail

umbilicus

whole = intact

whole = all

cough, sneeze, hiccup?

tear (from weeping)

to tear, rip, shred

cup, drinking vessel

eating utensils

tumult, chaos, melee

berserk

fury

tuft

immediate(ly)

cloth

walk/run of person, trot/gallop of horse, flutter/soar

cheat, deceive?

too much (as opposed to 'very much')

to knit vs. to weave

treasure, precious

drag, trail

to train (exercise, learn, & master, of person or beast)

to train a plant (get it to grow as you want)

to exorcise (possession) ?

tremble (w fear, w cold)

a club

trachea/wind pipe

characteristic s.t. of a face etc.: that thing which distinguishes one from another, which makes a person's face memorable

trait (of a plant, animal, etc.), notable characteristic

join up, fall in with

hit a target

beam

through air vs. through water vs. through forest vs. through the plains vs. bore through wood vs. arrow through a body

hole which you can see through vs. pit/cavity which you cannot

knapsack, day pack

clip, trim, sheer

tolerate, put up with (annoyance, idiot, bad behavior)

tolerate = deal with well (illness, poison, climate)

title (tsahik, etc.)

clank, jingle

click, creek

chink = hole in armor

tickle

itch

desire, hunger, thirst

tired = fatigued

tired = sleepy (= desire for sleep?)

such a (kind of: that kind of, no kind of, what kind of)

thesis, point, moral, lesson

shell, peel, bark, integument, skin

testimony, witness

fear, terror

isthmus (neck of land?), island, peninsula, cape, cove, bay

to bury

to tempt

detain

hold up, make s.o. late

intrude, invite oneself

bewitch, hex, curse

cure, bless

tedious

provoke, taunt

make fun of, laugh at

laugh with, banter

to fit, be appropriate, suitable

tally (keeping track, count)

toss, throw

swing (a club), swipe

swing (from the trees)

to match-make, arrange a marriage

matchmaker

pour (liquid vs. solid)

to suspect

be surprised (good vs bad way = infix?); to surprise, startle, scare

lame, deaf, mute, blind

surface (of water, top of forest, of cliff)

suppose, infer, conclude

soup, stew

furrow, crevasse, crack

debt, owe, reciprocate, pay back

gratitude

juice

succeed, fail

to suck, siphon

melt, evaporate, dissolve

sudden, unexpected

sudden, fast

step, stair, ladder

to paint (a face, body for war/initiation, a wall, picture)

paint, pigments

study, learn, student

imitate, mimic

stripe, streak, band

to bend

to straighten

to stretch

to strain

bizarre

to squint, to strain the eyes, ears to perceive

a block, log, doorstop

a broom? rake?

a style (of a particular artist, orator, tribe)

a rattle

to lie prone, supine, on the side, to stretch out, extend

to cover (obj = the land, a body, a wall)

to stretch & yawn

to stretch s.t. flexible

to steal (thief)

to sneak, steal up on, stalk

a pole

flag, banner, tribal ID

to spit

to eject mucus ("spit" w the nose)

booger

"sleep" (eye booger)

to spy on, observe while unobserved

to spin thread

to spin (v.i.)

head of grain, ear of corn, spike of flowers or fruit

spice (for food)

salt

mirror? (= looking-REFL glass)

spend (ammunition, reserves, good will, debt owed to one by others one has done favors for)

a favour (altruistic act vs. a kindness or aid to be repaid)

convenient, a convenience

kind, good hearted

be thrifty, sparing

be selfish, greedy

a species or kind

a room in a house

room = sufficient space

wild = not tame, not bonded (animal)

wild = crazy, exuberant, unpredictable

fate, change, luck, destiny

to serve, be of use, be useful

to absorb, soak up, blot

to sip

to sigh over, long for

to miss, be nostalgic

to sound (emit a sound)

to loosen

to tighten

threshold, limit

capacity

sober vs. drunk/intoxicated (w alcohol, power, lust, revenge, love)

to smear, daub

to poison an arrow

a key (metaphorical sense: the thing or clue which unravels a problem, or the element needed to accomplish a task)

a problem

a solution

a duty, task

slime

a scale (on an animal's body)

a scourge

wood-working tools: chisel, hammer, knife, drill, plane, etc. to make bows, looms, etc.

to carve, to sculpt

to shake (vt)

to scrape a surface

vial, box, case (for the tsahik to hold her herbs, a hunter for his arrow poison, etc.)

a scab (on a wound)

a scar (from a wound; != as tribal marking?)

to stand guard, watch

sincere

simple, complicated; easy, difficult

a signal

a metaphor

to seal

to besiege

a token, mark, sign, symbol

to hiss (animal, in warning)

to whiz, swoosh (arrow flying by)

to joke

to humor s.o.

to play a practical joke

to dissect, cut up a carcass

to carry a carcass home (across the shoulders, on a pole)

fat, grease, oil

to save (rescue)

to save (keep, put aside)

foam, bubbles, lather

to sate

to saturate

to neglect, ignore

to be ignorant of

to esteem, respect

to load (a pa'li)

to charge (animal, in war: already have?)

to trample (titanothere)

healthy, ill

wise, foolish

to greet, show respect

subtle

crafty, cunning, sly

sebum

eyelash

eyelid

pupil

iris

fist

flat of hand

knuckle

salt water, fresh water, hot water (3 words in Jap.)

brackish

nectar

lick

lap up nectar w the tongue like a pa'li

trick, ruse

rust?

a cold, flu

to roll, a roll, a cylinder

burp

ruins, wreck

puzzle, enigma

ribbon & other ornament

troop (group of warriors: any hierarchy?)

snore?

roast, baste, bake, cook in fire, BBQ, fry, boil, parch

circle/hoop/ring, square/trapezoid, delta/triangle, hexagon (a universal shape in e.g. honeycomb)

sphere/ball, cube/box, pyramid

break: depending on object? rip, tear, shred, crack, snap in two, crush, shatter, squish, pop

reverence

risk

reproach

strap

lasso

means, remedy, an expedient

rhyme, meter

be related to (blood, social)

to concern, be related to (semantically)

stiff, rigid

flexible, soft

refuse

laugh

mock

refuse; renounce; resign

resin, glue

a reserve, stock

reserve, emotional distance

to imagine, fancy, have fantasy

net (fishing, trapping)

turn over, upset, spill

rampart, barrier, defensive wall

natural barrier

straight, direct vs. oblique (literal vs. in speech)

recruit, get to come on board

principle, rule, convention

territory, lands of a clan?

entertain, regale

to rule, govern, administer

to subject so. or st. to a condition or rule

to digest (food vs. idea)

get used to, habituate

mutual

to enchant, convince w charisma

to enchant, bewitch

hoarse (of voice)

file, rasp

border, extremity, limit, edge, rim (--> bank, shore)

rotten, putrid, rancid

to crawl (baby vs. reptile)

to squirm, slither

authority

to refine, improve

palliate (make a problem go away w/o actually solving it)

stick one's head in the sand (ignore a problem)

root vs. tuber vs. bulb

wheel?

concession

rob, pillage

rape, assault

pure

doll

point, dot

punish

reward

pumice or other abrasive

dust, powder

public, private (if the Na'vi have any privacy)

demonstrate, prove

proverb

prosper

provide for

suggest, propose

delay

prophet (if there is such a thing)

to be possessed (to "prophesize" in the OT, by loa in vodun, etc.)

job, specialty, occupation, art

produce

privilege

to present s.t.

to preside over, manage

to pretend, claim

to pretend, mimic

pretext, excuse, justification

prize, gains

pray

to attribute to

precise, exact

particular, fussy

particularly, over all

to be in the right (morally, not factually)

practice, train

primordial, ancestral

power, might

cooking pot, cauldron

require, demand

pocket

portion, share

bridge

connection

axis, pole

to polish

luxury

hardship

to mourn (period of mourning? wake?)

shelf

fulfill, accomplish

to braid, pleat

to clap, splash (noise)

flat

plans

organized

heart-burn, food d n agree w u

pioneer, advance guard, plant on fresh lava flow

pinch

weight; to weigh (est. weight for throwing est.)

long, measure length (working tools)

volume, measure capacity (cooking)

be petulant, pout, be spoiled

plague, epidemic

persist, persevere, survive

persecute, pick on

stoop

allow, permit, permission

betray

perfect

perish, be lost

kill vs. murder

to lose

loose, taught (of rope), tight fitting (of belt)

to mediate, interpose (~ by means of)

regret

penetrate

hang, be suspended

pool of water, basin

depend on, rely on

landscape, surroundings, environment

pause (stop before continuing)

plastering, paving, flooring, spackle, etc.

patrol, guard

ground floor vs. first story? or ground floor = first story? (the former makes more sense to me, probly need to decide)

take s.t. step by step, bit by bit, stage by stage

memorize, know by heart

parasite

paralyze

numb

to hurt (burn, ache, sharp pain)

a pair

staple (bread, rice, pate, pasta, taters, etc.)

garnish

twinkle, flash, wink, blink

eyelid, wink

feel w fingers

stake (in fence, etc.)

pack, put away, store, load (animal)

straw (dried animal feed)

an invalid

ordinary, common, unremarkable

opportune, at the right moment

convenient

to mean, signify, have the meaning of (words != sign != symbol?)

to mean to say

to have the opinion that (!= to think that)

to believe

to command, order

to arrange, put in order

oracle (if such exist)

shadow

shade

to offer

to sacrifice

to offend

to stink, to smell good (vi)

to sniff, smell (vt)

obstruction

obstinate, stubborn

to observe

to waffle, vacillate