to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
directly opposite; right in front
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
jar or vase with a long narrow neck
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
as stated; verbatim; literally
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat