as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
present; gift; to give a present or gift
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
entreaty; appeal; petition
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to like; to love; to be fond of
how long; how far; how much
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to shout (in anger); to yell
to take a veneer off something
at a young age; while still young
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt