shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
overconfident; presumptuous
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
modesty; self-control; discretion
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
posture; position; stance
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to refuse; to reject; to deny
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
does not; can not; will not
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
whether or not; presence or absence
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
approximation; having a close resemblance
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
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)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant