drift; drifting (driving technique); controlled skid
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
zip fastener; zipper; zip
to jump from one thing to another
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
one's previous life; previous existence
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another; to rear-end
ten (long cylindrical things)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging