to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
instant; moment; for an instant
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
by means of; due to; because of; according to
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
science and technology; scientific technique
to have a talk; to tell a story
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
major subject; special study
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
company; corporation; workplace
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM