lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
build; physique; frame; constitution
inexpert or untrained eyes
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
expression; look; countenance; face
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to await; to wait for; to expect