to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
upper half of the body; upper body
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
limbs; arms and legs; body
to crack; to develop a crack
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when