to have a talk; to tell a story
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
older sister; elder sister
camp stool; folding stool
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
something; what; why; how
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
low flame; (very) low heat; gentle heat
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
restlessly; in continuous motion
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
line; queue; procession; matrix
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
very loose; slowly; leisurely