upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
top of the head; crown of the head
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
capillary; capillary vessel
hair (on the head); (a) hair
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be transparent; to show through
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape