since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
fertile; rich; productive
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
participation; joining; entry; adherence
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully