to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
something like ...; something called ...
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
at once; immediately; right now
life and death; life or death
thorough; exhaustive; complete
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to rush back; to run back
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
California Institute of Technology
professor; teaching; instruction