more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
difficult to ...; hard to ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
number of times; frequency; count
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
diagnosis; medical examination
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inside; interior; inner part
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
patting; stroking; caressing
ingredient; component; composition
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
shellfish; seashell; shell
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to choose; to select; to pick (out)