to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become red; to redden; to blush
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
hiding one's embarrassment
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
another time; some other time
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to offer (put up) resistance
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fast-talking; rapid talking
such; like that; that sort of; very
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
system; institution; organization; organisation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
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.)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor