to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
limbs; arms and legs; body
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character