lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be found; to be discovered
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)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to grow up; to become an adult
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to tighten; to press hard
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to rock; to shake; to swing
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
anything and everything; just about everything
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.