to order; to command; to appoint
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
tension; tensile strength
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
consists of; comprises; is made up of
story; tale; talk; discussion
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor