soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
one more time; once more; once again
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
during a telephone call; busy line
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)