to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
smacking one's lips (over food)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
adopted daughter; foster daughter
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
bedridden; confined to bed
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
stirring; slight movement
to perceive; to understand
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
deep affection; dear; beloved
left breast; left side of the chest
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)