to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hoarse voice; husky voice
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
no, not like that (but like this)
one's original family name; maiden name
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
nonchalant air; unruffled air
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble