to be at a loss for words
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
(political) administration; political power
World War III; Third World War
rule; reign; government; governing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
traveling (in basketball); travelling; traveling (from one place to another)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
opening a business; opening a practice
to give; to do (something) for
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living