proposal; offer; request; application
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(with a) start; fright; alarm
slowly and quietly; smoothly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to shout (in anger); to yell
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)