thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
use; utilization; utilisation; application
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
digital versatile disc; DVD
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
and then; and so; and; so then
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
sympathy; compassion; pity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response