like this; this sort; this way
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
several minutes; a few minutes
to talk; to chat; to chatter
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
outside a plane; outboard
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
personality; style; appearance
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission