to lend an ear to; to listen to
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to speak; to say; to vocalize
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
done; just done; just finished
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sympathy; compassion; pity
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
production (e.g. play); direction
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten