noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
good performance; good work; great success
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
next morning; following morning
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
friend; affection (for siblings)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get