licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and then; and so; and; so then
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
only; merely; but; no more than
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
morning; (arch.) next morning
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
that's the way it is; such is life
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
foster father; adoptive father
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
thicket; coppice; brushwood