to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
again; once more; a second time
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
different thing; another question; different case
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
script; screenplay; scenario
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to finish reading; to read through
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to read between the lines