grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
surroundings; environs; circumference
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
unidentifiable; unidentified
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
with a clink (click, clack)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to grow up; to become an adult
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes