to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
acceleration; speeding up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
moment by moment; hour by hour
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
day after day; day by day
acting ability; talent as a performer
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
clearly; distinctly; vividly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation