to face each other; to be opposite (to)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
throwaway; disposable; single-use
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
combat power; fighting strength
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
estimate (of costs); budget
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
classification; categorization; sorting
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
advance payment; money paid in advance
to be saved up (of money)
store; reserve; stock; savings
kind; sort; species; species