unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
entreaty; supplication; petition
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
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
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck