to wander from place to place; to change jobs
series (e.g. electrical); serial
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
sense of duty (obligation)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
writing (e.g. as a profession)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
National Rifle Association of America; NRA
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to speak ill of; to disparage
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback