questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to thrust before; to thrust at
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
first meeting; first interview with
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
partly open; in half bloom
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)