to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
then; and (then); in that case; if so
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
two grains; two drops; two bead
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
recollection; reminiscence
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
one's post; place of work; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull