fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
busy; having no (free) time
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to indicate; to show; to point to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
one by one; one after another; successively
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to find out; to discover; to locate
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
to pause; to have a short intermission
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
carelessness; negligence; oversight
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character