seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
even though; despite; when
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
at least; at most; (even) just
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
piece of meat; cut of meat
to brush off; to shake off
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pale; pallid; bluish-white