Vocab 5 Flashcards

Question

Mingimingi

Answer 1

to be curly, twisted (especially of the grain of timber, hair, etc.)

Answer 2

be grey-haired, grey, pale in colour

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to be bald, being bald at the back of the head

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bald, bare, smooth

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be stiff and straight (of hair)

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to be bushy, shaggy, unkempt

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To be cross eyed

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Be blind, blindly Blindness, blind person

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be white-skinned, fair (complexion), pale (of complexion)

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Black (skin)

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be reddish-brown, ginger-coloured, chestnut, burnt orange, ochre

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to be spotted, freckled, dotted, flecked, speckle

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to be at fault, flawed, imperfect, faulty Scar, mark Grievance, objection

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dot, spot, freckle, mole, birthmark, decimal point

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Mustache (lip hair)

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Wrinkled, puckered

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Laugh uproariously Hilarious Laughter, mirth Someone who laughs a lot

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to be lean, emaciated, thin, skinny, slim

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To be angry, annoyed, vexed, irritated, irate

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to be numb, discontented, disappointed, mortified

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(iv) to feel remorse, feel a compunction (to do something)

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to be confused, at a loss, in doubt, perplexed, mystified, baffled, flustered, bewildered, stressed out, flummoxed, bamboozled

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To be panicked

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be deliberate, without panic, relaxed composed, unruffled, serene, relaxed, deliberate.

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to be delighted, enraptured, ecstatic, fascinated to be anxious, fidgety, uneasy, apprehensive

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to be disinclined, unenthusiastic, callous, dispirited, indifferent apathy, reluctance, indifference, lack of interest

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to be curved, arched To pry free of

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(stat) be envious, jealous

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Honey, golden syrup, syrup

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to be silent, quiet, inactive To fast, diet

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(-a) to surround, hedge in, encircle

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(-tia) to imagine, fancy, fantasize, conjure up, create, dream up to be mistaken, confused imaginary, fanciful, illusory, mythical Vision, apparition

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The middle

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(-a) to measure, compare

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(-a) to strike, knock, beat, pound, assault

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to breathe, take breath, rest - usually used with manawa, e.g. tā te manawa

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to add on, supplement, append, join, add additional, extra, more, supplementary, auxiliary, further, added

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To be thick, dense, heavy

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to well up in the mind (of emotions), spring up to be clear, plain, comprehensible

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up yours! stuff you! get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment

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(-na) to surround Context

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precious, prized treasure, prized possession

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(-na) to go in search of, search out

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(-a) to be vindictive, hold a grudge, dig one's toes in, dig one's heels in, be obstinate unforgiving, vindictive grievance, complaint, grudge, resentment

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union, connection, relationship, bond

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to be better than expected, not too bad, pretty good crafty, treacherous, deceitful, cruel demon, pest, villain, scoundrel, tricky character, interesting character

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(-a,-ngia,-ria) to rear, grow, raise, cultivate, produce, farm

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(sv) be hot, red-hot (e.g. chillies), spicy, inflamed

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clumsy, stupid, foolish, crazy, idiotic

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poor, destitute, underprivileged; without property - sometimes written as rawa-kore and rawa kore

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(-hia,-tia) to be beside oneself, in a daze, infatuated, foolish, suffering from mental illness, demented, deranged, unbalanced, unhinged, crazy, mentally distressed, eccentric

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to be clumsy, awkward, inept, bumbling, uncoordinated, blundering, ham-fisted

Answer 53

be loyal, faithful, devoted

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victim, prey - person subjected to violence or ill treatment

Answer 55

emotions, feelings, inner thoughts, heartfelt thoughts Soulmate

Answer 56

dear, friend - usually an affectionate term of address for a friend but can also be used to attract attention (-a) to long for, desire ardently

Answer 57

To choke, be choking

Answer 58

to be confounded, dumbfounded, aborted, unsuccessful To get stage fright

Answer 59

The act of speaking

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manner, sort, type of, kind, variety, genre

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(-a) to dig up, expose by removing the earth, excavate, uncover, mine. To paw the ground.

Answer 62

Beautiful Beauty

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Selfish Silently, quietly

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To shelter Shelter

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(-tia) to yearn, fret, grieve, desire

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(-a,-tia) to desire, wish anxiously for, want, show favour to, treat kindly

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to begin to rise (of feelings, water, etc.) Rising (of feelings, etc)

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Elder sibling, regardless of gender

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Younger sibling, regardless of gender

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(-tia) to greet affectionately, welcome, appreciate.

Answer 71

why didn't [you], [you] should have, could have, could've, instead of, rather than, rather than doing what is right you do something else - an idiom used to criticise someone's thoughtless action, or something that should have been done but was not

Answer 72

Sole of the foot To curl (as a wave)

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Calf of the leg, calf muscle to be corpulent, plump, stout, portly, rotund, burly, tubby

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end, extremity, nipple (of the breast) young tender shoots of plants

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Tibia, shin

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to be sprained, out of joint

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(-a) to pull hard, pull strongly

Answer 78

(-hia,-tia) to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, grasping, miserly, mercenary avaricious person, acquisitive person, covetous person, grasping person, miserly person, mercenary person, miser, skinflint

Answer 79

to be old, ancient, primeval, out of date - not used for people in classical Māori wise person, expert, experienced person, authority

Answer 80

To be eager, quick, keen

Answer 81

group, people, company of people, party

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(-tia) to be essential, crucial, vital

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Collarbone, clavicle

Answer 84

Heel of the foot

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chest, bosom, seat of affections, stomach

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To nudge, elbow elbow, angle, bend

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(-ia) to knot, tie in a knot, tie up knuckle, joint (e.g. ankle, elbow), knee

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To be open

Answer 89

home, true home, local people of a marae, home people Also hau kāinga

Answer 90

(-a) to form into a coil, coil (a rope), wrap (a rope) around something, go roundabout, embellish, gild Curve, crescent shape

Answer 91

(-a,-hia,-na) to visit, go to see, pay a visit, call on, survey, reconnoitre, probe, explore (-a,-hia,-na,-ngia) to stretch forth, stretch out, extend

Answer 92

to be dizzy, giddy, aching (of the head only) Ānini [te] māhunga, upoko ānini - headache

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(stat) be burning, feverish Fever

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(-tia) to wrap round and round Bandage

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(-a,-ngia) to wrap up, wrap round, wind round Bandage

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decaying, aching (of a tooth)

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Stomach ache

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"Runny nose, " inexperienced

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to be giddy, dizzy, faint, light-headed, brain-weary

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to be sick, ill, unwell Unwell person, patient

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(-a) to be putrid, septic Discharge from a wound

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ulcer, sore, abscess, pimple

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to be healed, heal

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scab, eczema

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To be itchy, irritated Irritation, annoyance, frustration

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to suffer from aching pains

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(-tia) to copulate, have sex, make love

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to be poor-sighted, vision-impaired blurred vision, dim vision, poor eyesight, seeing double

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to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended

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disinterest, indifference, apathy, disregard, ignore

Answer 111

(-a,-hia,-mia,-tia) to mix, mix together Mixture, sauce

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(-hia,-tia) to add (ingredients), eat one kind of food with another, complement, garnish, condiment ingredients, relish, sauce, embellishment

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Crunchiness

Answer 114

Flesh, content Body, substance Content, subject matter

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to make a cracking noise, crack, creak, rustle crack, sharp retort, snap Crisp

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to be soft, light (in weight), digestible

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to deprive of food, starve, diet Malnourishment, malnutrition

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to be moist, spongy

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to reduce to fragments (-a,-tia) to digest (food) to be disconnected, disjointed broken in pieces, crushed, minced Digestion

Answer 120

(-hia,-ria,-tia,-ngia) to show, announce, notify, reveal, point out, disclose, display, demonstrate, model (clothing), exhibit, perform

Answer 121

(-kia,-ngia) to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect

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(-ngia,-tia) like this - near or related to the speaker. If the comparison is completed the second element is introduced by me to act in this way, behave in this way To think mistakenly This direction

Answer 123

talk about the pot calling the kettle black, you can talk

Answer 124

(-hia,-ngia) to open out, spread out, fan out

Answer 125

To crawl, creep

Answer 126

On the right hand, right Right side

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On the left hand, left The left side

Answer 128

(-ria) to stand, take place, set in place, establish, hold, convene to remain, placed To stop, halt

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straight, correct, right, suitable, appropriate

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To turn Corner

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Bridge, ladder

Answer 132

to be difficult, hard, demanding sinew, muscle, vein, artery

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to be foolish, silly, idiotic, stupid, crazy, scatty, irrational

Answer 134

fat, grease, lard, dripping, oil, petrol

Answer 135

(-a,-hia,-ngia) to mash

Answer 136

to whirl, spin Blender, food processor

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to be wet, sloppy, slushy

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Berry, fleshy fruit with multiple pips

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To be false to be in vain, vainly, fruitless Deceit, lies, falsehood

Answer 140

pastime, hobby, leisure pursuit Amateur

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(-hia,-tia) to strengthen, mature (of people), develop refinement, strengthening, polishing, perfecting, refining, developing

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To be passed To pass by

Answer 143

(-a) to well up, rise (as water), swell, flood hill, hillock, mound

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(stat) be soothed, set at rest, settled, calmed, appeased.

Answer 145

squalid, filthy, dirty filth, excrement, sewage, refuse, squalor

Answer 146

(-a,-hia) to overcome, maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat, abuse, plunder

Answer 147

so so, not too bad, quite good, OK I guess, somewhat, sort of - an idiom used to give qualified praise. Also used to indicate qualified agreement with someone else's statement

Answer 148

(-tia) to crucify, mark with a cross Cross, crossroad Ex

Answer 149

to be cramped, restricted in size, crowded, overcrowded, packed

Answer 150

Wee hours of the morning, dawn

Answer 151

(-a) to die, to be faint to pass by, miss the mark to cease, disappear, fade, vanish

Answer 152

to explode in succession Fireworks

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to revolve, spin, rotate, twirl, move around, produce a humming sound with a disc Wheels

Answer 154

very soon, next minute

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to be steadfast, unwavering, resolute, committed, dedicated, unswerving

Answer 156

(-hia) to treat someone, shout (drinks, etc.)

Answer 157

(-ngia, -tia) To broadcast

Answer 158

to be comprehended, understood, perceived comprehension, perception, awareness

Answer 159

(-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select (computer) Sample

Answer 160

to be warm, comfortable, cosy, comfy

Answer 161

(-a,-kia,-kina) to untie, unravel, release, set free release, loosening, untying

Answer 162

(-tia) to be apposite, relevant to, correspond to, in line with, opposite, directly

Answer 163

(-tia) to imitate, impersonate, mimic To trace, copy

Answer 164

Absolutely nothing Means nothing to me, I don't care, doesn't bother me

Answer 165

church, sect, religion

Answer 166

(-ina,-ngia,-tia) to pronounce, recite, express, mention, say, perform, narrate

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(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to warn, alert, caution, forewarn, take care caution, warning, alert

Answer 168

to quiver, flutter, throb, pulsate, beat flapping, fluttering, beating

Answer 169

to request, demand (frequently) dogsbody, gofer, lackey, flunky

Answer 170

(-ngia,-tia) to clear, free, dislodge, purge, get rid of freeing, removing, clearing

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(-tia) to fight, battle, wage war, be at war with War

Answer 172

to be startled, make a convulsive movement, suddenly overcome To begin

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(purutia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, maintain, restrain, keep in the memory, clasp, save (computer)

Answer 174

A prefix in words involving a sense of revolution, rotation, or circuit

Answer 175

whether, or - a particle to indicate alternatives. Follows the second phrase or word, but may also follow the first option as well nor, neither - follows the second phrase or word Used to emphasise that a range of alternatives exists, and that the correct or prevailing one is not known

Answer 176

(-a) to be close together

Answer 177

to shine, glow, give out heat, radiate

Answer 178

(-tia,-a,-ngia) to make laws, make legal, protect legally law, rule, statute, act (of parliament), commandment, ordinance, justice system

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(-tia) to treat with care, tend, entertain, foster, adopt (-tia) to entertain, give hospitality

Answer 180

(-tia) to make permanent, make constant, establish, confirm, validate, certify, ratify, enact

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to select, choose, pick (-a,-hia,-tia) to discuss, decide, consider, negotiate Negotiation

Answer 182

to be accustomed to, familiar with, used to, practised

Answer 183

(-hia) to move, shift

Answer 184

to be pleasant, comfortable Comfort, armchair, sofa

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(-kia,-ngia) to touch, contact, tell privately

Answer 186

(-ina) to load a number of things, bear equipment, property, tool, goods, prop

Answer 187

(-a) to scatter, clear away to disperse

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(-a) to be eager, struggle, writhe, strive, fight for, battle for, keep going

Answer 189

to be pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing Beauty

Answer 190

the further side (of a solid body), beyond, other side - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence

Answer 191

Direction, facing; focus, interest, desire sense, separate meaning (of a word, phrase or sentence), definition

Answer 192

Figurative language, metaphor, simile, whakataukī, aha atu

Answer 193

Trembling buttocks Shaking in your seat (from fear)

Answer 194

to be undisturbed, untouched, permanent, entire To be sustainable

Answer 195

(s) to be ready Readiness

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to stare vacantly, have a far-off look Glazed (of the eyes)

Answer 197

private, confidential anonymity

Answer 198

(-hia,-tia) to waste, wasteful

Answer 199

(-tia) to come, arrive - a variation of haere mai. However it should be regarded as a separate word able to take a passive ending and derived noun ending Welcome Arrival, visit (slang) awesome, dude

Answer 200

(-hia,-tia) to come upon accidentally, happen, happen by chance, come about, chance upon

Answer 201

run out of oomph, exhausted, used up, not working - an idiom used to indicate that a person has run out of energy or something no longer works (all farted out?)

Answer 202

(-tia) to make, build, construct, erect, create, develop, generate

Answer 203

(-a,-tia) to be able, possible, within one's power, enable (St) be allowed, permitted Ability, opportunity

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to be like, alike, similar, identical, even, equal To be congruent, equal (math) being equal, being similar (to something else) Similarity

Answer 205

personal (of belongings, thoughts, characteristics, etc)

Answer 206

besides, except, not including, apart from, notwithstanding, not counting, excluding, despite

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to hem in, surround, beset, envelop, encircle (-a,-hia) to gather into a heap, gather together, scoop up, heap up To go, travel

Answer 208

be different, unusual, abnormal, changed, different from, amended

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At [your] side: with you

Answer 210

Generation

Answer 211

To sing (of birds) Chorus, refrain

Answer 212

ridge pole (of a house), subject of a sentence, main theme, direct line of ancestry

Answer 213

(St) be dried up, reduced, diminished disappeared, exterminated, dwindled, declined, decreased

Answer 214

(-tia) to lean against something, trust in, depend on, rely on trust, dependability, dependence

Answer 215

No, not, nothing

Answer 216

to be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by (sleep) - used only in this passive form

Answer 217

(-a,-tia) to seek, search out, pursue, research, investigate Research, survey

Answer 218

to be of little account, insignificant, cursory, inconsequential, unimportant weakness, frailty, feebleness

Answer 219

to move onwards, move upwards To rise, grow, develop

Answer 220

(ūwhia,-a,-ngia) to cover, spread over, spread out (forming a cover), bestow Cover, tablecloth

Answer 221

TV channel, channel (in water)

Answer 222

to be raw, uncooked, not fully developed, immature, unripe, green, fresh

Answer 223

He/she said, according to her/him

Answer 224

furthermore, likewise, in like manner, moreover, also, in addition - a conjunction

Answer 225

but, but indeed, but at the same time - a conjunction (Joins two clauses)

Answer 226

to be pleasant, agreeable, clear, beautiful, handsome beautiful, handsome, good-looking, attractive, gorgeous, pleasant, agreeable

Answer 227

To quarrel, bicker jealous, envious, resentful Jealousy

Answer 228

(-tia) to bloom, come to fruition, open out (of a flower)

Answer 229

to rise (of stars, the moon, etc.) to jump, land (from a boat, etc.)

Answer 230

(k) I'm surprised that... (te can be T-possessive)

Answer 231

(k) I'm surprised you didn't... (te can be T possessive)

Answer 232

(-na) to tow with a line, entice, challenge, begin or continue a speech, recite, make a speech (-na) to lead, bring along, lead a song. (-na) to rise - used in the passive for the rising of stars and heavenly bodies

Answer 233

Extremely difficult

Answer 234

(-hia,-tia) to desire, wish for, want, crave, need desire, wish, want, need, aspiration

Answer 235

to be wild, ferocious, fearful, shy westerly wind - sometimes as hau matakakā

Answer 236

(-a,-tia) to nurse (an infant), caress, handle (-a,-tia) to promote the development and well-being, pamper, pander to, indulge, mollycoddle (-a,-tia) to touch, handle, stroke, caress (the head of a chief) - it was a breach of tapu for another person to touch a chief's head promoting the development and well-being, pampering, pandering to, indulging, mollycoddling

Answer 237

Inattentive person

Answer 238

exactly, precisely - an intensifier which follows the word it modifies precise, very, exact - when following a noun

Answer 239

(-tia) to be enslaved dastardly, shameful, low, base, dishonourable captive taken in war, slave, prisoner of war scoundrel, idiot, rascal, rogue

Answer 240

(-kia,-ngia) to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding (-kia,-ngia) to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)

Answer 241

potential - literally the 'uncooked portion'. The uncooked piece of kūmara that can be replanted having the potential to produce many more kūmara

Answer 242

to stop raining, become fine, clear (of rain) fine weather, clearing weather

Answer 243

and as a result, as a result, consequently, hence, thus - an idiom to say that what follows is a result of what has been stated earlier in the sentence, or in the previous sentence

Answer 244

straight for, directly to, made a beeline for, straight there - used to indicate that something is going straight to a place

Answer 245

(-ia,-tia) to remove tapu - to free things that have the extensions of tapu, but it does not affect intrinsic tapu removal of tapu

Answer 246

to have on one's mind, much in one's thoughts, desire earnestly Earnest desire

Answer 247

to shudder with fear, be terrified terror-stricken, excited, inspired by awe and respect thrill, excitement, exhilaration, passion, elation

Answer 248

(-a) to excite, make exciting, stimulate, boost stimulating, significant, interesting, exciting

Answer 249

Growth, place to grow something

Answer 250

(-tia) to try strenuously strenuous, reluctant (-tia) to make difficult complicating, complex, difficult

Answer 251

to stoop, bow the head, cower, crouch, bow down, give in, submit crestfallen, dejected, downhearted, downcast

Answer 252

to be extended, embracing a wide angle, far apart, at a distance breadth, diagonal, brace

Answer 253

(-tia) to whistle

Answer 254

(-na,-tia) to explain, elucidate, enlighten

Answer 255

(-a,-hia,-ngia) to compose, invent stories, etc. Falsehood, lies, deception

Answer 256

(stative) to be done, dealt with, made to (passive of mea)

Answer 257

(parea) to turn aside, divert, ward off, parry, cause to face or point in a different direction, go to one side, avoid, evade protection, fortification

Answer 258

(-tia) to support To be temporary to rest, support oneself, lie in wait, take breath

Answer 259

Prefix having a causative effect similar to that of whaka-, e.g. piri (stick, keep close together) and tāpiri (to join, add, append); tāmahana (to reheat food), tāuhi (to cover), tāuwhiuwhi (to sprinkle)

Answer 260

(-a) to bury, inter Fine dust, powder, pollen Sea spray

Answer 261

Moonlit Moonlight