round and cute (esp. of eyes)
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
without cause; without reason
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
measuring instrument; instrumentation
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
social status; social position; social standing
being very popular; being in great demand
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to like; to love; to be fond of
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
now that you say that; now that you mention it
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
share; portion; quota; cut