to soak into; to permeate
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
from the viewpoint of; according to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
report; notification; registration
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to write down; to record; to register
greater than ...; bigger ...
study; learning; tutorial
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
fire hook; poker; slice bar
spread; span; expanse; extent
to badger; to pester; to beg
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
breaking off; snapping off
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
well known; well connected
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty