to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
round; circular; spherical
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
caw caw (cry of a crow); crow
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pretend; to act (as if)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread