to polish up; to shine up
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to step forward; to volunteer
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to make sense; to be meaningful
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(social) class; rank; grade
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
number of times; frequency; count
to slap; to strike; to spank
progress; advance; improvement; development
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)