to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to detain; to check; to restrain
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
generally; overall; across the board; as a whole
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
this for sure; certainly is
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
step; stride; counter for steps
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
near; nearby; not far off
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be at a loss for words
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting