focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
although I say; although one might say; although called
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inside; interior; inner part
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
somewhat below; slightly below
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
fried potato; French fries; chips
to hand over; to surrender
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway