to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
by today; before the day is over
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
(not) merely; (not) simply
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be smeared; to be covered
to whine; to make feeble complaints
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)