the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
cooperation; collaboration
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
law-like nature; regularity
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
highlighter; highlighter pen
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
because of; owing to; due to
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance