plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
self-deprecating; self-mocking
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
to run through; to run past
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
long ago; a long time ago; already
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to be consistent; to be coherent
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
way (of doing); manner; method; means
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
crying face; face of a person who is crying
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to put into effect; to put into practice