to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in case of; at that time; at this time
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to lose one's way; to get lost
reaching the shore; docking a boat
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
straightforwardly; being outspoken
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
silence; stillness; quietness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
habit of biting one's nails
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
all; entire; whole; altogether
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
infancy; childhood; tender age
discipline; training; teaching manners
unconditionally; as a rule
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
order; sequence; procedure
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop walking; to pause
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent