to gather; to collect; to assemble
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to show up; to appear; to turn up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
root; joint; base; crotch
disgrace; humiliation; insult
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to blow out; to spout out
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long