to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
funny story; funny anecdote
competent; suitable; qualified
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
marriage proposal; courtship
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
apparent; obvious; very clear
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
personality; character; individuality; personhood
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to read the situation; to sense the mood
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)