(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
way of talking; speaking style
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
rare; uncommon; not often seen
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be torn off; to come off
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
hey there; I say; see here
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers