to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
never mind!; don't worry about it
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
clearing one's throat; cough
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to cover one's private parts
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
feeling; sense; impression
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable