to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to crack; to develop a crack
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to get slightly dirty (all over)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
parts; accessories; components
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
wait until you actually see it
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to turn left; to turn to the left
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to turn right; to turn to the right