in comparison to; rather than
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
such; like that; that sort of; very
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to have a talk; to tell a story
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
great difference; big difference; wide margin
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)