to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
man among men; manly man; alpha male
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
occasional; infrequent; rare
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)