reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
several minutes; a few minutes
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
conduct; behavior; behaviour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
guidance; protective custody
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
various places; several sources
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
free (of charge); gratuitous
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
action committee; executive committee
parting; separation; farewell
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while