to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
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.
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
guess; conjecture; surmise
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself