to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
one (thing); one piece; one item
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
strike (i.e. industrial action)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
sterilization; sterilisation
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support