long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
femoral region; thigh area
top recommendation; something highly recommended
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to jump from one thing to another
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together; translation
gesture; sign; hand signal
life or death; existence; destiny
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
decision; determination; resolution
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
optimism; taking an optimistic view
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event