seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
girls' or women's division or section
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
older sister; lass; young lady
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
boy; son; baby boy; young man
several people; a few people
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
close; intimate; on good terms
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
already; now; no longer; not any more
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
semi-pro; semi-professional
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat