just a minute; small quantity
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to stop talking; to be silent
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
will not do; do not; does not
future (usually near); prospects
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
two days later; day after next; next day but one
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to butt heads; to head-butt
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
living; lifestyle; living room
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to assemble; to set up; to construct