(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
near; close by; within reach; familiar
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
instead; but (on the other hand)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
for example; for instance; e.g.
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
reason; grounds; circumstances
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release