not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
clear; precise; definite; distinct
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
gradually; slowly but steadily
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
how long; how far; how much
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)