skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
suspicious-looking; fishy
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
flustered; confused; panicked
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to do together; to share; to participate in
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cleavage (between breasts)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
sense of duty (obligation)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head