to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
preface; introduction; preamble
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
whispering into a person's ear
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
haircut of uniform length
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
maintenance; preservation; improvement
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to show up; to appear; to turn up
absence; disregard; indifference
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
river surface; surface of a river
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste