to ascertain; to check; to make sure
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
outside of one's area of expertise
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
observation; survey; watching
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated