to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
sympathy; compassion; pity
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
beauty of style; beauty of form
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
economical; efficient; lean; compact
interrupting a game; time out
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
gradually; slowly but steadily
way out; means to escape; escape route
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
romantic; spicy; coquettish
sentiment; sentimentality
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
delusion; trick of the imagination
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit