to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by myself; in person; by oneself
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take a breath; to take a short rest
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to look away; to avert one's eyes
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
when it becomes; when it comes to
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK