to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
old hag; old woman; old bat
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to palm off; to force a sale
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to anticipate; to foresee
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
steady; firm; solid; secure
finish; finishing; finishing touches
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
negotiations; discussions; connection
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
historic; historical; traditional
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
strongish; somewhat strong
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
submersion; inundation; being flooded
if so; in that case; in that situation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to raise one's voice; to shout
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)