to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
instant; moment; for an instant
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
order; command; directions; instructions
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)