nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
great laughter; burst of laughter
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
shyness; bashfulness; shame
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
any more; any further; any better; any longer
because of; owing to; due to
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...