to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
abundant harvest; bumper crop
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
fireball; bolide; fireball
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
all-out attack; general offensive
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to lean against; to recline on
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
incompetent; have no merit
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to put one's strength into
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...