skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be silent; to say nothing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
how; in what way; by what means
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
again; once more; a second time
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
while; during (the time when)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to project; to stick out; to stand out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...