gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
severe; strict; tough; hard
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
arrangement; pact; agreement
goodness; excellence; virtue
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
single word; a few words; brief comment
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
one's best interests; one's own good
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common