branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to get late; to advance; to wear on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
right beside; close to; nearby
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
water vapour; water vapor; steam
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
decision; settlement; definition
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum