to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
cigarette end; cigarette butt
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
percent; per cent; percentage
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to limp; to drag one's feet
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt