hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to have a reason; to have an excuse
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sports ground; playing field; playground
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
indicate reason; infers some protest
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
intelligence operative; spy
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
classification; categorization; sorting
feminine; womanly; female
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to dye; to colour; to color
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
listening device; bug; wiretap
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
alone; by oneself; on one's own
plural; multiple; several
from the beginning; from scratch
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
various places; several sources
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
incident; affair; happening; event
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)