to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
man; male; masculine gender
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
explosion; rupture; break off
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
leaving (fleeing) the capital
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society