to snatch from; to steal from
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
support; backing; aid; assistance
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
tear gland; lacrimal gland
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be overcome with emotion
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)