in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
advance payment; advance delivery
no!; no no!; no, not at all
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
extermination; annihilation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
metre; meter; meter; gauge
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season