clearly; distinctly; vividly
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
not counted (in the score); not tallied
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
reaction of a living body
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
final; eventual; ultimate
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
departure; leaving; setting off
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(only) one option; one possible choice
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone