looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
process; course; mechanism
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to engage in lively conversation
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
amusing; funny; interesting
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
stifled (laughter); simmering
this (very thing); this precisely
main question; real issue at hand
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
highest grade; superlative degree
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
degree of relative priority
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic