investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
so; therefore; and; (and) then
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
such; like that; that sort of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
acceleration; speeding up
living room (Western style); sitting room
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which