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across əˈkrɒs It isn't across until it reaches the other side A line cutting from one side of a wide surface to the far edge. English 5 uses

처럼 cheoreom Lay a stencil down and trace it: 처럼 Placing a stencil on paper and tracing its outline. You are not becoming the stencil, you are borrowing its shape. Korean 5 uses

마다 mada A stamp on every one, skipping none: 마다 Going along a row and pressing the same stamp on every single item, leaving none out. Korean 5 uses

밖에 bakke Push everything outside the circle and keep one: 밖에 Drawing a circle, keeping exactly one thing inside it, and pushing everything else out past the line. What is left always looks like too little. Korean 5 uses

(이)나 (i)na Close your eyes and grab one: (이)나 Several things laid out, and a hand that grabs one without deciding which — whatever it lands on. Korean 5 uses

든지 deunji If any of them lands you in the same place: 든지 A shrug in front of a fork in the road. Every path ends at the same place, so there is nothing to choose. Korean 5 uses

조차 jocha Even the one thing you'd never expect: 조차 Things lined up from easiest to hardest, with a finger pointing at the easy end. If it failed even there, the rest needs no discussion. Korean 5 uses

마저 majeo Down to the last one left: 마저 A handful that keeps slipping away, one at a time, until a single one is left — and that last one slips away too. Korean 5 uses

at æt Why 'at three' and 'shouting at someone' are the same word A finger comes down on a wide map and presses one spot. The width disappears; only the point is left. English 5 uses

to tuː Why kindness needs an arrow An arrow travels along a line and taps the far end. What matters is not the journey but the point it touches. English 5 uses

for fɔːr Why 'for two hours' and 'for twenty dollars' are the same word A hand holds something out toward someone. It hasn't arrived yet, but the direction is already decided. English 5 uses

with wɪð Why going along and fighting take the same word Two hands are clasped and move as one lump; when one goes, the other goes too. English 5 uses

by baɪ Why 'by the window' and 'by Friday' are the same word A hand sweeps right past the side of something. As it passes, something happens, and a mark is left where it went by. English 5 uses

from frʌm Why bread is made 'from' flour Footprints stay on the spot while the body has already pulled away from it. The place you left is still clearly visible behind you. English 5 uses

of ʌv Cut off, yet still attached A piece is broken off a bigger lump, and the lump comes trailing after it, hanging on like a thread. English 5 uses

into ˈɪntuː Why translating and crashing share a word Something outside steps over a threshold and settles inside. The moment of crossing is the part you can see. English 5 uses

around əˈraʊnd Why "about fifty dollars" and "turn around" are the same word A line that travels around something placed in the middle, never touching the middle, always keeping to the outside. English 5 uses

about əˈbaʊt Why "about twenty minutes" and "about to call" are the same hand A hand circling something, brushing the edge of it, never quite pressing the middle. English

under ˈʌndər Why "under six" and "under my manager" are one picture Something roofs over you, and you are tucked in beneath it; the cover is always above. English 5 uses

behind bɪˈhaɪnd How "behind schedule" and "we're behind you" share one spot Something stands in front and you are tucked in at its back, hidden from the front but certainly there. English 5 uses

between bɪˈtwiːn Why "between two and four" and "between you and me" are one gap One thing on the left, one on the right, and something sitting snugly in the narrow gap they make. English 5 uses

above əˈbʌv Why a fever and a voice in a noisy room use the same word Something floats higher than you, not touching, simply up there. English 5 uses

below bɪˈloʊ Why "below zero" and "the family below" are the same shelf A line is drawn across, and something rests in the space under that line, never touching what is above. English

beyond biˈjɑːnd Why "beyond my authority" and "beyond repair" draw the same line A line is drawn on the ground and something sits on the far side of it, out of reach from where you stand. English 5 uses

beside bɪˈsaɪd One seat to the side: comfort one moment, off the point the next Two people standing shoulder to shoulder, right next to each other. Not in front, not behind — the spot you can reach with one hand. English 5 uses

within wɪˈðɪn Draw one line, then never step over it A circle drawn on the floor, and you staying on the inside of it. Not one foot crosses the line. English 5 uses

during ˈdʊrɪŋ Time as a band you stand inside, not a length you measure A long band laid out flat, with things happening on the inside of it. The band already has a name and a beginning and an end. English 5 uses

near nɪr One narrowing gap measures distance, time and feeling alike Two fingertips brought together and stopped with the thickness of a sheet of paper left between them. Not touching yet, but as good as touching. English 5 uses

among əˈmʌŋ Mixed into a crowd, and place, rumor and share all follow Standing in the middle of a packed crowd with people on every side. Nobody is being counted one by one; you are simply in there. English 5 uses

against əˈɡenst Put a hand on the wall and opposing, shielding and checking are one move A palm pressed to a wall and pushing. However hard you push, the wall pushes back. You can feel the two forces meeting in your fingertips. English 5 uses

toward təˈwɔːrd You never arrive, and the direction alone says how you feel Turning your body to face one way and taking a step that way. You have not reached it; only the direction your nose points has been settled. English 5 uses