to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
fast approach; quick intimacy
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
power; authority; jurisdiction
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
goodness; excellence; virtue
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
new record (in sports, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion