to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
forcibly; against one's will
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
treating (someone) like an object
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
a find; windfall; bargain
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
man; male; masculine gender
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans