to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
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)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
elevator landing; elevator hall
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
too much; excessively; too
sympathy; compassion; pity
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)