to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
outline; summary; argument
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
charming; fascinating; attractive
that's true; of course; obviously
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
description box (e.g. on a website); summary list
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
spine (of book); binding (of book)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
observation; survey; watching
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)