(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
health; healthy; sound; fit
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
physical condition; state of health
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
vocal sound; tone of voice
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
being too late; losing one's final chance
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
great hurry; great haste; rush
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
ebullism; formation of gas bubbles in bodily fluids
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well