tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
success or failure; outcome; result
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
gleaming; shining; glistening
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
without cause; without reason
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to communicate; to commune
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
increase in activity; activation
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun