to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
hey there; I say; see here
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ago; since; before; previous
alone; by oneself; on one's own
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
self-torturing; masochistic
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show