to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to rock; to shake; to swing
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to appear in the newspaper
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be surprised; to be astonished
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to fall on one's backside
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over