fortunately; luckily; thankfully
older sister; elder sister
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to keep in mind; to memorize
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to grow taller (of people)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
superintendence; supervision; administration
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to pull down; to haul down
circular window; round window
rare; uncommon; not often seen
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out