unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
and; thereupon; because of that
to watch steadily; to stare
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
silence (not speaking); muteness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to head home; to leave for home
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to indicate; to show; to point to
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
broken; intermittent; disconnected
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for