to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
one's family (home) background (environment)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
violent emotion; passion; fury
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
wetting; love affair; lover
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
otherwise; or else; if not
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops