to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
have a good day; take care; see you
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
even more; still more; further
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
left behind (for later use)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
going through; going via; going by way of
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
synchronization; synchronized swimming
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
two (long cylindrical things)
preservation; retainment; keeping
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say