nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
practice; practising; experience
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
favourite book; favorite book
medical book; medical journal
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
wounded person; injured person
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to break the silence; to break one's silence
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
questions and answers; dialogue
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft