dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
ability; capability; skill
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
declaration; proclamation; announcement
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
feather; plume; plumage; down
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)