between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
getting an advance (on one's salary)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
expression of love; showing love
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)