number of persons; personnel
to become hoarse; to become husky
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
being startled; getting a shock
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
immediately; right away; on the spot
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to underrate; to make light of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
at work; in the midst of work; working
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess