to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; this sort of; like this
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
subtracting points; points deducted
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
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.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skill; dexterity; master hand
it is I who should say so
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
depending on; dependent on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
return of something; repayment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
successfully; with success
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
writing; composition; essay; sentence
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.