before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
my husband; one's family; family member
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to explain adequately; to be accountable
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected