absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
at once; immediately; right now
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
society; the world; the times
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
meal set before one; women's advances
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to examine someone's expression
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
two times; twice; two degrees
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
something; some kind of; for some reason
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
firm; strong; solid; stable