I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
both hands; both arms; ten
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
regret; repentance; remorse
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
older sister and younger brother
feeling; sense; impression
growth period; growing season
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
height (of a person); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
from the beginning; from scratch
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)