arrest; apprehension; capture
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
public execution; public embarrassment
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
romantic; spicy; coquettish
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
megaquake; massive earthquake
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to sniff out; to get wind of
an assortment; combination
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts