performer; entertainer; celebrity
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
something like ...; something called ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
process; course; mechanism
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to some extent; to a certain extent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
time and time again; many times; a number of times
if you think about it; come to think of it
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
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)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)