to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
with these words; while saying
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to polish up; to shine up
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
light; faint; pale; fleeting
most of all; extremely; supremely
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
it is not (like that) either
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
failure; mistake; blunder
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
victory or defeat; match; contest; game