to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
blow; shock; strike; batting
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
without; but if; otherwise; or else
one more time; once more; once again
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to become misty; to become hazy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential