exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
complete stranger; total stranger
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
study group; study meeting
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to need; to call for; to require