to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
gem; jewel; precious stone
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
form; shape; figure; morph
to run down (stairs, etc.)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to crumble away; to collapse
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
true character; true heart; true spirit
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to wring the neck; to strangle
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)