(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
servant; manservant; menial
to burst (open); to break; to split
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
of great promise; with a promising future
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
top of the head; crown of the head
comic performance in which a face is drawn on the bare belly and the performer dances to animate it; belly dance performed as a party trick
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to become possible; to become able to (do)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
30th day of the month; 30 days
20th day of the month; 20 days
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly