to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
piece; fragment; one (object)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
close call; narrow escape
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to redeem (from sin); to save
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
another time; some other time
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
absorption; suction; attraction
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
real thing; original; actual
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
sense of duty (obligation)