joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to fill a hole with earth
branch; branch office; subdivision
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to become better; to improve
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
certainly; surely; definitely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern