good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pasties (adhesive nipple covering)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
spirit; heart; disposition
synchronization; synchronized swimming