family; members of a family
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to tear off; to strip; to rob
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to stiffen; to become stiff
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal