to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
question; inquiry; enquiry
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
whole face; all over one's face
to put one's strength into
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
several types; several kinds; several species
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
without leaving any trace
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing