here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
function; facility; faculty; feature
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
cooking; food preparation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
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
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)