living thing; living creature; animal; life
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
cleavage (between breasts)
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be at a loss for words
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
having said that; on the other hand
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
willpower; energy; vitality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that is to say; so that means
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
rest; break; recess; intermission