to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
with these words; while saying
to frolic about; to mess around
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to be expensive; to be costly
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
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
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
greater than ...; bigger ...
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)