to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
eardrum; tympanic membrane
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
careful observation; close attention
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
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 scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
silence (not speaking); muteness
inside one's heart; in one's mind
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
matter of time; question of time
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)