to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
pair; the two; both persons; both things
contest; comparison; competition
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
because of; owing to; due to
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child