to comfort; to console; to amuse
sampling food; tasting; trying
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
fast-talking; rapid talking
clearly; distinctly; vividly
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
conviction; belief; confidence
establishment; settlement
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
degree of familiarity; popularity
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be badly made; to fail
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
study; research; investigation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to shake one's head (in denial)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump