to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
pointing out; identification
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
such; this sort of; like this
manly; masculine; like a man
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter