rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
automatic; intransitive verb
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
time axis; time basis; timeline
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
going upstream; sailing against the current
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher