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)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to get distracted; to jump off the track
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to concern; to be related
self-praise; praising oneself
beautification; glorification
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
how long; how much; to what extent
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel