to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to telephone; to make a phone call
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to lay aside; to set aside
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
talk about divorce or separation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
acceleration; speeding up
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
three; three years of age
standard; set; routine; decided
speech; words; one's lines; remarks