to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
just because; even if; even though
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to unfold; to unroll; to open
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
charming; fascinating; attractive
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
to turn towards; to point
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other