not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
desperately; for one's dear life
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(someone else's) child; child; kid
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to refer to; to use as reference
stifled (laughter); simmering
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
about; concerning; related to; -ish
straight; as the crow flies
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
high; noble; refined; advanced
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
final; eventual; ultimate
(medical) decoction; infusion
whole face; all over one's face
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to