shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
even though; despite; when
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
comfort; consolation; diversion
passing through without stopping; passing by
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to send flying with a kick
on the occasion of; at the time of
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
there is nothing; having nothing
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)