blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
gradually; slowly but steadily
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
devoted; self-sacrificing
to be given up; to be discontinued
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to like; to love; to be fond of
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances