used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
tendency; trend; inclination
acceleration; speeding up
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
partly open; in half bloom
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to lean against; to set against
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit down; to take a seat
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
masturbation; self consolation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
taste; liking; preference
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to gain strength; to have energy