to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to comfort; to console; to amuse
contrived; false-sounding
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
participation; joining; entry
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
moving; touching; stirring
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
simply; merely; only; solely
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
dry riverbed; river beach
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nine; team; players on a team; no
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
total energy; all efforts
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature