to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(electric) torch; flashlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
light; right; right field; right fielder
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fall; drop; descent; coming down
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
while; even though; despite
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to roll about; to writhe about
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to develop into a serious incident
to be relieved; to feel relieved
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to throw into; to dump in together