food; foodstuff; prey; victim
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to detain; to check; to restrain
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
older sister; lass; young lady
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to distribute; to hand out
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
silence; stillness; quietness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)