dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to live; to reside; to inhabit
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
point in common; common feature
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to keep a watchful eye on
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
arrangement; pact; agreement
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
crash; smash; crunch; bang
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
very interesting; of great interest
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over