boiling in (plain or lightly salted) water; boiled food
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to remove; to move out of the way
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
feeding (animals); provisioning
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
speech; expression; wording; language
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
and; thereupon; because of that
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
healthy; sound; wholesome
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to live through; to survive
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
operation (working) of the mind
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to rest; to relax; to repose
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club