to become hoarse; to become husky
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sincere; earnest; serious
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
addition; annexation; appendage
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
light; easy; non-serious; minor
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
justification; rationalization
import; importation; introduction; afferent
in one's own way or style
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
human; human-like; as a person
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty