to pick up; to find; to gather
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
warrant; summons; written order
house search (e.g. by the police)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
stopping at; going no further than
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
and then; in addition to that; also; even so