funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
serious; severe; grave; acute
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to be lacking in options; to be too few
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
process; course; mechanism
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
low (level, value, price, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
countermeasure; counter-measure
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
temporary absence from school