to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to stop walking; to pause
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to make a lasting impression
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
dispersing; breaking up; running away
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to thrust before; to thrust at
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)