to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
random-access memory; RAM
something; something or other; something something
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
water outlet; tap; faucet
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
important point; point to make note of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to take a breath; to take a short rest
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ingredient; component; composition
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
(right at the) side; just beside
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to be helpful; to be useful