gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
so what!; who gives a damn?
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
incoming telephone call; telegram received
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
practice; practising; experience
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing