slap in the face; slap on the cheek
telephone call; telephone (device)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to become pale; to turn pale
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
river surface; surface of a river
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering