past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
economical; efficient; lean; compact
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to lie deep in; to extend far back
green grass; young (fresh) grass
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
to peel; to skin; to pare
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
time (three times, each time, etc.); times