playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
speech and conduct; words and deeds
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sender; consignor; remitter
question; inquiry; enquiry
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
more than usual; especially; particularly
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
birds of a feather flock together
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
just a minute; small quantity
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway