to stop walking; to pause
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside of; not covered by
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
it's been a long time; long time no see
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
stealthily; secretly; in secret
the other day; a few days ago