to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to be silent; to say nothing
to sit down; to take a seat
meaning; significance; sense
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
at first; initially; in the beginning
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one-by-one; separately; in detail
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
fool; twit; idiot; (arch.) unpleasant customer
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint