quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
piece; fragment; one (object)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
news programme; news program
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
how; in what way; by what means
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)