to drop; to lose; to let fall
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
inattention; absent-mindedness
hey; listen; look here; I say
to lay aside; to set aside
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
(distinction of) sex; gender
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound