resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to become hoarse; to become husky
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
information; news; report; reward; retribution
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
to knock down; to utterly defeat