to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to finish reading; to read through
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be absorbed in reading
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
although there are many of them
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
drawing ability; skill at art
to fly around; to scatter
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival