very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to hand over; to surrender
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be given up; to be discontinued
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
gem; jewel; precious stone
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course