waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
morning; forenoon; just before noon
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be tired of looking at
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
everything; anything; nothing
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
each (every) time; whenever
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
problematical statement; controversial statement
locking technique in judo
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)