soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to repeat; to do something over again
final; eventual; ultimate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
guard; security (officer); guardsman
great difference; major mistake
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
originally; by nature; from the start
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
thickness; profundity; depth
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
naturally; of course; understandably
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to rock; to shake; to swing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark