speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
preface; introduction; preamble
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
self-torturing; masochistic
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself