directionality; directivity
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
acceleration; speeding up
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(brute) force; using all one's might
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
treating someone like a child
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
dull sound; muffled sound
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the opposite sex; isomerism
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to this extent; to this degree; this much
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)