flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
supreme; sublime; highest
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to glare at each other; to confront each other
reduction by half; halving
(social) position; status
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to complain; to make a complaint
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again