glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
one end; an end; part; fragment
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
utmost limits; extremity; limit
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tingling; stinging; pungently
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
incident; affair; happening; event
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to shed light; to cast light
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
quickly; calmly; intently
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated