hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
opening fully; full throttle; full power
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
relatively; comparatively
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
distant look; faraway look
at first; in the beginning; originally
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float