to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way (of doing); manner; method; means
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
interior; inside; internal
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
charming; fascinating; attractive
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain