tension; mental strain; nervousness
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be helpful; to be useful
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
I see; that's right; indeed
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to be tired of looking at
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
waterfall; (arch.) rapids