disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
we have a result!; game over!; match!
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
it's been a long time; long time no see
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
being startled; getting a shock
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience