to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
offender; criminal; culprit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
Magic Marker; (permanent) marker pen; (indelible) felt-tip pen
feel (of a material); texture
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
distant; remote; isolated
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
exceptional item; extraordinary product
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
multifunction; multipurpose
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously