crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
guardian; protector; patron; parent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to jump at; to be attracted by
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
close; intimate; on good terms
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
covered with; stained; smeared
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
moment; brief space of time
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
bedside; near one's pillow
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
here and there; in places
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight