companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
for use of customers or guests
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
practice; practising; training; study
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)