reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
dressing room; fitting room
to say (something) over one's shoulder
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
bunch of flowers; bouquet
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
finally; in the end; on top of all that
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to turn completely into; to become completely
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray