to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
(some) more; even more; longer; further
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position