to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to hit hard; to strike hard
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt)
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to be flexible; to be accommodating
lessening; diminishing; reducing
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity