to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
namely; that is (to say); in other words
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be worried; to be troubled
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to become better; to improve
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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)
greeting; a fine thing to say
tension; mental strain; nervousness