to make an appeal; to urge
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
end of life; death; annihilation
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
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)
routine work; everyday work
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
grotesque; disgusting; gross