bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
instead; but (on the other hand)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
this and that; one thing or another
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
as before; as ever; as it was originally
testimony; (verbal) evidence
indicate reason; infers some protest
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning