to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to state; to express; to mention
belief; faith; conviction
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
nothing but; none other than
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
becoming dull; slowing down
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
each; (arch.) you (plural)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
original story; original version; this volume
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
expression; look; countenance; face
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming