excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
personal (employee); employed; retained
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
until now; so far; up to the present
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking