staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be forward; to be impertinent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
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
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
practice; practising; experience
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
turning sideways; landscape orientation
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
small; fine; detailed; stingy
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
surroundings; environs; circumference
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat