to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
slip stitch; blind stitch
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
odds and ends; all; every
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
stirring; slight movement
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
the place for; the time for; the level of
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
favorite; favourite; habitually used
draw (in competition); tie game
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to understand from experience
to grow taller (of people)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
with a (light) slapping sound
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
starch glue; starch paste
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
raw materials; ingredients