the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
to slide into; to slip into
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to mow; to reap; to harvest
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fall; drop; descent; coming down
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
children's song; nursery rhyme
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve