to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
reestablish; reset (a password)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to raise one's voice; to shout
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
absolute beginner; complete amateur
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious