to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to lend an ear to; to listen to
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
well-bred; of good upbringing
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
these days; nowadays; recently
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer