total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
jumping to a wrong conclusion
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
both (people); the two of them
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses