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
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
curl; curly hair; ringlet
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to look around; to survey
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
as far as the eye can see
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
maintenance; preservation; improvement
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pale; pallid; bluish-white
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault