(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
right under; directly below
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to become pale; to turn pale
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
glove (esp. sports); globe
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
as always; as ever; though it's always the case