individual; private person; personal; private
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
flour; meal; powder; dust
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to fly around; to scatter
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
not necessarily so; is not always true
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
prohibited item; banned item
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to press a question; to cross-examine
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!