to check; to stop; to keep back
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
in name only; titular; nominal
number of times; frequency; count
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to roll about; to writhe about
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
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
dozens; scores of; decades
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to check; to stop; to keep back