to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
likability; favorability; popularity
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
goods offered to a person in distress
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to straighten up; to sit upright
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
planned; scheduled; systematic
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to incur someone's enmity
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
hello; good day; good afternoon
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
nonchalantly; without a care
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting