chair; stool; post; office; position
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
almost every day; almost daily
accumulation; accumulate; store
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance