to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to be entwined; to be involved
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
little finger; pinky; little toe
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
(state of) utter panic; great panic
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be smeared; to be covered
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
undisputed; entirely; perfect
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to gaze out at; to look out over
composition; constitution
extermination; expulsion; destruction
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus