to step forward; to volunteer
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be tired of looking at
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
government office; public office
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
very young; little; childish; immature
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
high brow; broad forehead
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
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
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time