to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
voluntary; optional; free; elective
polite; respectful; reverent
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
trembling with excitement
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
suggestion; hint; implication
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to exert oneself; to make efforts
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing