square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
here and there; everywhere
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
victim; injured party; sufferer
having lost face; in a bind
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
otherwise; if not; or else
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
without leaving any trace
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
automatic; intransitive verb
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
serious wound; serious injury
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
reinforcement; strengthening